"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
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> But there are certain foods which stand head-and-shoulders
> above the others as health risks. I wouldn't worry about
> carotoxin poisoning from carrots, but I would worry about
> saturated fats, oxalic acid, and SXR agonists.

You're right of course, but I think you have to know what your risks are.
For example, a few years ago my eye doctor thought I had early AMD
(Age-related macular degeneration) and one of the "treatments" involves high
doses of vitamin A. As a smoker, taking regular doses of vitamin A
increases my chances of getting lung cancer. Even ex-smokers are at risk of
this by taking the high dose, so it does me no good to even quit to take the
treatment. Eye doctor has changed his mind, thank goodness. I was a new
patient to him at the time, and he just monitored for a few years for
changes. None.