Have you ever successfully eliminated something from your diet that you thought to be harmful?

For example, you choose not to have candy or soft drinks specifically because of their sugar content, not necessarily to avoid excess calories.

Mark "permanently" if you still don't consume the item, "temporarily" if you cut it out for a length of time but no longer avoid it. If you are allergic to something, please mark it and comment.

Votes	Answer
4	caffeine - permanently
20	caffeine - temporarily
8	excess sugar - permanently
11	excess sugar - temporarily
11	excess salt - permanently
8	excess salt - temporarily
5	high fat foods - permanently
17	high fat foods - temporarily
6	meat - permanently
8	meat - temporarily

Votes	Answer
1	dairy products - permanently
3	dairy products - temporarily
3	alcohol - permanently (mark only if you used to drink but stopped for health reasons)
11	alcohol - temporarily
6	other item(s) - please comment
5	I've never done this because I see no problem with my diet.
6	I've never done this because it's too difficult.
0	I've never done this for other reasons (see comment).
20	I control my intake of one or more of these (or something else), but don't avoid it/them entirely.

User	Comment
magbast	posted 30-May-1999 8:23pm i've recently stopped my consumption of alcohol...it's been about 2 months...wasn't a heavy drinker...just casual...but i quit because of high blood pressure...
fooyun	posted 30-May-1999 10:18pm I used to have low blood pressure so I had to take sodium, but now I seem to have high blood pressure, so caffeine and salt are no-no's. Also seafood because of one bad allergic reaction.
pcpr	posted 31-May-1999 5:31am Allergic to alcohol, uncooked pineapple, fish and a host of other things I don't eat (mold/mildew, dust, cats etc).
SueBee	posted 31-May-1999 1:41pm I've cut out caffeine for months at a time, and felt better (slept better) but got back into the habit again. I was a vegetarian for 3 years, but have been eating some meat lately. I feel the difference and will stop it again. I have a hard time breaking old habits.
lexxusm	posted 31-May-1999 8:43pm I can eat anything I want to and dont have to worry about my diet.
Lizabeth	posted 31-May-1999 8:57pm I haven't eliminated any of these, but I am currently trying to cut down on just about all of them.
jonathan	posted 1-Jun-1999 8:08am I control most everything, other than Haagen-Daz Dulce de Leche ice cream. I just can't help it, pints and pints of the stuff magically disappear in my presence.
presti	posted 1-Jun-1999 12:30pm Red meat. Ewwww!
Eeah	posted 1-Jun-1999 12:42pm I won't eat red meat..and I won't eat pork. I had to start eating chicken every once in a while because my diet was getting really poor.
bill	posted 1-Jun-1999 1:04pm My new thing is avoiding fiber...
eris	posted 1-Jun-1999 1:31pm Cholesterol, temporarily. It made a small difference to my blood levels. I switched doctors (going to a different health plan), and the new one, who I feel is more competent than the old, said this was probably not necessary.
milktree	posted 1-Jun-1999 5:47pm I've found that it didn't take long for my tastes to change so that I didn't want too eat too much xxxxxx. I used to drink whole milk, but anything more that 2% now tastes quite rich and creamy.
SueBee	posted 1-Jun-1999 11:26pm I'll never give up cheese, but I started drinking rice milk on cereal and now I don't even like the taste of regular (cows') milk anymore. I only use it in cooking.
pandora	posted 1-Jun-1999 11:45pm I actually just ate about 12 Kraft Singles and I'm disgusted with myself. I don't know what got into me. I think I might puke though.
supplicant	posted 2-Jun-1999 12:16pm Kraft Singles? If they're anything like the ones we have the very thought makes me sick. Those pieces of plastic which aren't real cheese at all, but actually overly processed pieces of bleurg? :)
pandora	posted 2-Jun-1999 2:02pm Yep. It's not the best feeling to have eaten 12. Luckily that was yesterday. I think I hear them calling my name again....
bill	posted 2-Jun-1999 5:42pm not cheese, "cheese food". (the word food is there just in case you weren't sure)
mandy	posted 2-Jun-1999 6:59pm semen
gilly	posted 3-Jun-1999 5:48am snork
Jody	posted 3-Jun-1999 10:07am supplicant - actually they're a processed cheese food product, at least I think that's what it says on the label.
supplicant	posted 6-Jun-1999 1:28pm Jody: I was taking a stab at them, because I think they're utterly foul inventions of the Devil. Much like the way most people I know call McDonalds 'plastic' and say that it's not 'food' - we still eat it all the same.
mandy	posted 6-Jun-1999 4:05pm sup.....The Devil asked me to relate to you that he does not have time to invent food products. He is in no way associated with Kraft Foods and will not be held accountable for any damage done to humans who choose to consume said cheese food.
jonas	posted 11-Jun-1999 3:51pm Only permanent thing is meat. I occasionaly give up some of the above as an exercise in willpower. Then, after I have just about forgotten to crave it, I'll try it again and it tastes great!
drdt	posted 29-Jun-1999 3:18pm I have not eliminated everything, but I think I have cut down on many of these things over the past few years.

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