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Why We Should Stop Eating Lettuce, Cyclospora or Not,by Tamar Haspel
Aiding and abetting foodborne illness may be lettuce’s biggest offense. But it doesn’t have much else going for it, either, and there’s a reasonably strong case that we would be better off without it. Tamar Haspel has been researching and reporting on food issues for many years, and here she makes the case for why we should stop eating lettuce.
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She lost me at solar farms. We have them. By the time they’re finished the technology is old. There are farms here where they actually scraped all the top soil off to reduce weed growth. Herbicides knee deep because they’re almost impossible to mow around. Oh and they’re ugly too!
And nevermind the huge heat index a field full of solar panel adds back to the atmosphere. I read an article that documented a rise in storm intensity near areas where there's a lot of panel farms. They would be better if installed over parking lots.
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with so much farming going corporate, and corporations being so heavily focused on profit and whittling down to maximize said profits, i do not think one bit that this would be the end of any public health crisis. Some other "costly" barrier to spreading disease will be decided as an acceptable liability because money > people.
Stupid opinion piece of worthless talking points. No science, just one person’s opinion. The alleged “journalist” doesn’t even specify between the many varieties of lettuce or take into account scientific research on it’s benefits!
You’ll eat lentils and like it!
Exactly Jay, my buddy posted this on FB here about a week ago and first thing I noticed is it is an op ed piece not a medical based study. Made wilted lettuce last night for supper and enjoyed a yellow Tupperware bowl full of a Michigan Romaine for lunch today. I usually have that large salad for lunch daily. Trying to watch weight and what I eat. Will not be giving the lettuce up.
I will fight to the death to keep the 'L' in my BLT! I can take it or leave it in an MLT as long as the mutton is nice and lean and the tomato is ripe.
Last edited by CaptainMike; September 3, 2026, 06:55 PM.
Interesting for sure. Water, vitamins and fiber are a great addition when eating protein or even a carb for that matter. Plus it is proven to aide with digestion. I think there is surely arguments to be made on both sides. Me, I eat lettuce/salad daily but typically with a protein.
Salad lovers, rejoice. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says lettuce is safe to eat again following the Cyclospora outbreak and recall.
In its most recent update, the FDA said it “remains confident that all recalled iceberg lettuce related to this specific Cyclospora outbreak is off the market” and that the “product should no longer be available in stores or restaurants.”
I'm not opposed to the thought that there could be some debate for serious crop changes in North America which would obviously also require some dietary alterations. But this article (as mentioned by some others) is not the type of thought or at least presented in a way that I expect from AR.
Hmm, I seem to remember that romaine was originally popularized as an aphrodisiac in Egypt.
I am not a great lettuce eater but I did miss it when it was unwise to eat it.
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