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FrankBlunt
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 Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 3:17 am Post subject: Dead Babies |
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| Quote: | US among worst in world for infant death
By The Associated Press
The rate at which infants die in the United States has dropped substantially over the past half-century, but broad disparities remain among racial groups, and the country stacks up poorly next to other industrialized nations.
In 2004, the most recent year for which statistics are available, roughly seven babies died for every 1,000 live births before reaching their first birthday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. That was down from about 26 in 1960.
Babies born to black mothers died at two and a half times the rate of those born to white mothers, according to the CDC figures.
The United States ranks near the bottom for infant survival rates among modernized nations. A Save the Children report last year placed the United States ahead of only Latvia, and tied with Hungary, Malta, Poland and Slovakia.
The same report noted the United States had more neonatologists and newborn intensive care beds per person than Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom — but still had a higher rate of infant mortality than any of those nations.
Doctors and analysts blame broad disparities in access to health care among racial and income groups in the United States.
Not surprisingly, the picture is far bleaker in poorer countries, particularly in Africa. A 2005 World Health Organization report found infant mortality rates as high as 144 per 1,000 births — more than 20 times the U.S. rate — in Liberia.
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I blame artificial sweetener intake and fear of fat consumption during pregnancy.
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Kyala
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| Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:30 pm Post subject: in agreement. . . |
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Hey Frankybaby,
I agree with you about the artificial sweetners, there's something not quite right about putting that stuff into anyone's body, let alone that of a mother carrying a child, all those chemicals are no good! We are not artificial beings ourselves so what need is there for artificial sweetners, honey's a good thing to use, and it's not like we really NEED to be using sweetners in things like tea and coffe, if you don't like the taste don't drink it LOL
As for the fear of fat consumption during pregnancy I'm not so sure this is such a factor as that of the general health of the US nation, without meaning to cause offence, and every person is different, but the US are well known for being a very unhealthy nation and this could more likely be a cause as everyone being surrounded by masses of unhealthy products may make them feel as though they have no other option than to consume these products, it's usually just a case of going that little step further for your own sake, or that of the unborn child.
But, then again, it may just be that there are a LOT more people in the US and, therefore, would have a higher rate of infant death, and generally every other cause of death, than anywhere else in the world as there are simply more people 
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FrankBlunt
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:14 am Post subject: |
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Hi, Kyala,
How's your live one doing? 
Something I noted in that article was the lack of reference to illegal immigrants and the poor state of their healthcare system south of the border. Prenatal care is virtually non-existent for the Mexicans and OTMs.
When I was in college, I read a few medical journals and learned of links to diabetes, and false positive diagnoses of cataracts due to lens clouding, associated with aspartame. Fibromyalgia, or at least symptoms mimicking the disorder, is the latest condition linked to artificial sweeteners.
As for the fat, I'm thinking of all the low birth weights, premature labor, and media advisories that continue to the present day, telling women not to diet while pregnant. Two women I worked with suffered gestational diabetes, and what some people don't realize is that avoiding carbohydrates to the extreme can lead to diabetes just as excess consumption can.
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Kyala
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 2:23 pm Post subject: crazy |
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Well, there's something I didn't know! You would think that we'd learn through daily life, and the centuries of strange diets around the world, that it's only ever safe to eat anything in moderation. All these afd diets are killing us all, not just the people who partake in them but the other's that have to sit by and watch them do it to themselves, it's a tragic state of affairs
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FrankBlunt
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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You really have to wonder what allows dietitians to keep their jobs when healthy diet and exercise are pure common sense.
Do you have any coalitions in England the likes of America's "Five a Day Campaign" (http://www.5aday.nhs.uk : Yes, you do [sigh]) to raise awareness about children eating fruits and vegetables? That has to be one of the dumbest ideas I've ever known. It's federally subsidized, so that proves what a pointless concept it is.
The quote below is going to make you sick to your stomach.
| Quote: | In "Out of Balance," released on the eve of the summit, Consumers Union and CPEHN use just-released data from Advertising Age to analyze the amount of money spent on the unending barrage of food brand advertising. The groups found that food, beverage, candy and restaurant advertising hit $11.26 billion in 2004, compared to a mere $9.55 million to advertise the Five A Day campaign, which promotes eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables daily. The ad budget for the top-spending fast food restaurants alone came in at $2.3 billion, roughly 240 times greater than the communications budget for the 5 A Day campaigns combined. The advertising budget for Snickers, a single brand of candy, is nearly eight times greater than the advertising budget for the entire 5 A Day California and federal programs.
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$9.5 million in a year to remind Americans of the importance in eating fruit and vegetables? Jeez... And who cares how much the private food makers spend on advertising? If their prices become too high, people will stop buying, and they'll cut back on marketing expenses. It's that simple. To compare those two budgets is ludicrous, and it almost sounds as if the lobbyists are vying for a multi-billion dollar budget to pad the pockets of those fruity vegetables running the organization.
That's taxation without representation. I'll make a deal with you Kyala. Go to Humblebee's deformed chicken ranch and get some feathers, misshapen as they may be, and I'll provide the tar.
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