Letter: You might as well eat what you want

Published 1:00 am Monday, July 10, 2017

After an exhaustive review of the research literature, here’s the final word on nutrition and health:

Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans do.

Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans do.

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Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans do.

Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans do.

Germans drink beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans do.

Conclusion: Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills us, but the government is trying to correct the problem.

Paul Westrum

Albert Lea