Whenever someone says "that's how we've always done it," I think we remind them about some of the other health related practices that "we've done the same way for years without any problems" before science caught up:
- Leaded paint, gas, glass, etc. (did you know that the romans used lead acetate as an artificial sweetener?)
- DDT for killing mosquitoes
- margarine (trans fat) is better than butter for your health
- leeching blood to cure diseases
I'm sure we can all come up with hundreds of other examples.
- Leaded paint, gas, glass, etc. (did you know that the romans used lead acetate as an artificial sweetener?)
- DDT for killing mosquitoes
- margarine (trans fat) is better than butter for your health
- leeching blood to cure diseases
I'm sure we can all come up with hundreds of other examples.
