tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183461149078398608.post8200685875124653499..comments2023-10-20T03:48:49.475-04:00Comments on Just Saying...: Have your cake and lose weight too?Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019628583100261325noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183461149078398608.post-61844646425533001602009-02-12T15:55:00.000-05:002009-02-12T15:55:00.000-05:00Personally, I'm waiting for the day when we'll all...Personally, I'm waiting for the day when we'll all have genetically engineered tapeworms buried in our guts. The tapeworms will devour excess calories/fats and leave you fit and nutritionally complete. Wormfit? SatisWorm?<BR/><BR/>The worms could even manufacture and secrete nutrients that are lacking in your diet!<BR/><BR/>It's a marketing nightmare, but an excellent idea (which I can't take credit for. Brian Aldiss mentioned it in his story "Super Toys Last All Summer Long").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183461149078398608.post-18837357462702008892009-02-11T10:13:00.000-05:002009-02-11T10:13:00.000-05:00I had forgotten about all the potential side effec...I had forgotten about all the potential side effects... yuck... now alli is coming to mind too.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07196149565049650543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183461149078398608.post-51129004540464534212009-02-11T07:39:00.000-05:002009-02-11T07:39:00.000-05:00Isn't this the same concept that happened whe...Isn't this the same concept that happened when Procter & Gamble started making potato chips out of "Olestra"--that the body couldn't absorb the fat?<BR/><BR/>As I recall, it also had some disastrous effects on the human digestive track.Filatorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593728164375130819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183461149078398608.post-19942677929174430382009-02-10T22:54:00.000-05:002009-02-10T22:54:00.000-05:00interesting to say the least! This article and for...interesting to say the least! This article and for that matter society in general is always looking for the easy way out. I think the second and third order health effects would more than likely out way any benifits (which are not mentioned). Thanks again for the wonderful summary as always!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com