Cynical Activities - C
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CHILDREN, NOT HAVING
All this may have put you off having babies, but don't make up your mind yet: women who don't have children are more likely to develop breast and ovarian cancer than women who do. On the other hand, they have the option of buying white sofas. |
CHILDREN, UNWANTED
Unwanted children are twice as likely to engage in criminal behavior as those who were wanted. |
CHINA
We've all dreamed of taking that around-the-world trip of a lifetime, but by the end of this book, we promise you'll feel better about staying home—because have we got a world tour for you! First stop, the Great Wall of China, if you make it that far. Unless you're Chinese, China is bad for you. In a study of more than 31,000 tourists, almost 30 percent of those who traveled to China got sick. |
CHINESE FOOD, COOKING
Even if you are Chinese, actually, China can be bad for you. An unusually high proportion of Chinese women suffer from respiratory problems due to breathing fumes from cooking. |
CHINESE MEDICINES
And don't try going to a Chinese doctor for a cure: some traditional Chinese medicines contain unsafe quantities of steroids, as well as mercury and arsenic compounds or other ingredients that can cause allergic reactions, convulsions, blindness, kidney failure, heart palpitations, or cancer. |
CHOCOLATE, EATING
Eating chocolate is bad for you (surprise, surprise): it's low in fiber and high in calories, fat, and sugar. |
CHOCOLATE, NOT EATING
Chocolate contains antioxidant flavonoids that may help protect arteries and prevent heart disease—so not eating it is bad for you. (If you're premenstrual, not eating chocolate can also be bad for anyone near you.) |
CHOLESTEROL, TOO LITTLE
Have a hamburger. The death rate doubles for people with too little cholesterol. |
CHOLESTEROL, TOO MUCH
Put that hamburger down. The death rate doubles for people with too much cholesterol. |
CHRISTMAS
A study in the U.K. found that nearly one person in three has negative feelings about Christmas, and more than one in five says Christmas is stressful or a source of anxiety. (The other four were found huddled behind their Christmas trees, rocking back and forth and whimpering "RUM-pa-pum-pum, RUM-pa-pum-pum,..") |
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