Are you feeling opinionated on a range of food topics, notably diets? On the website Opposing Views, you have the opportunity to view experts' arguments for and against low-carb diets, caffeine use, biotech foods, and on becoming a vegetarian. Afterwards, you can post your own comments.There are so many overbearingly opinionated blogs. What a relief to finally find a site where doctors and scientists debate over hot topics. And, rather than totally ignoring what everyone else has to say, it fosters continued discussion with comments. Also, the site provides news headlines dealing with the various questions.
From all the food-related issues that Opposing Views thoroughly covers, I found the topic on caffeine the most interesting. This is no doubt due to my over sensitivity to caffeinated products. Also, increasingly we hear stories in the news stating that coffee can reduce our risks of diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and colon cancer. Just this past January, the media stated that doctors confirmed that while coffee helps fight type two diabetes, caffeine makes it worse. Such a contradictory study gives one an even stronger reason to check out this debate on Opposing Views.
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10-10-2008 @ 5:12PM
Edgar said...
Hi! This is Edgar, from OpposingViews.com. Since you expressed interest in our past food debates, I thought I’d let you know about a discussion that just launched.
PETA and the Weston A. Price Foundation, among others, are currently debating the question: “Are Vegetarians Healthier?”
See it here: http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/are-vegetarians-healthier
As always, we’d love if you spread the word by blogging or linking to the debate. Also, feel free to add to the discussion by commenting on experts’ and users’ arguments.
Send me an email at eacosta@opposingviews.com and let me know what you think.
Thank you!
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