If You Went To College You're Gonna Die

"CASH-strapped university students struggling to get by on baked beans and two-minute noodles and are at greater risk of developing chronic diseases, according to a new Australian study.

Dr Gallegos said vulnerable groups tended to eat more fast foods or energy-dense foods, like take-aways, as these were often viewed as more affordable and filling.

She said low income groups who found it difficult to eat a healthy, balanced diet were more likely to be either overweight or underweight, and were at a greater risk of chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer and heart disease (couriermail.com)."

Is this really shocking to anyone. Nothing about college is healthy. You don't sleep, you drink too much, you experiment, you eat a lot of easy mac and ramen noodles, so of course none of that is good. The way I see it, its like your body going through some kind of war, but everyone (for the most part) gets through it, plus what doesn't cause cancer these days?

Disease Turning Girl Into Crystal

Here is the WTF story of the day...

"A 5-year-old girl from the U.K. must take a daily cocktail of drugs to avoid the cells in her body from turning to crystal, the Daily Mail reported. Lillie Sutcliffe from Castleford, West Yorkshire in England suffers from a rare condition called cystinosis. The condition causes an amino acid, cystine, to accumulate in various organs of the body including the kidney, eyes, liver, muscles, pancreas, brain and white blood cells. It primarily affects children and without specific treatment, kids with the disease will develop end stage kidney failure at approximately age 9, according to the Cystinosis Research Network.

The condition is so rare, it is estimated that only about 2,000 people worldwide suffer from it, although the numbers are unclear because the conditions is often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Doctors discovered Lillie had cystinosis after scanning her eyes and finding crystals, the Mail reported.

“I had never heard of the condition, so I was a bit shocked to hear what it did,” Lillie’s mom, Laura, told the newspaper. “It means Lillie's body essentially turns to crystal.They just load up inside her. If it wasn't treated she would turn into stone eventually because it attacks all the cells.”

Although the condition can be partially treated, there is no cure (FoxNews)."

This fucking sucks, and we wish her the best, but WTF? I mean this sounds like something straight out of 'Fringe' (or X-Files). Why would this happen? It is so odd, and it has to be painful, since parts of your insides are turning into crystals. Anyways, good luck to her, and someone get Mulder on the phone.

Health Warning For Americans

For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies.

FACTS:

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

CONCLUSION:

Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.