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The pleasure principle

Hindustan Times | BySeema Goswami
Mar 03, 2012 08:14 PM IST

All those things that bring you pleasure are bad for you and all the stuff that you can barely hold down is, in fact, good for you. But, what if chocolate was diet food; and broccoli was fattening? Seema Goswami wonders...

One of the more infuriating, immutable laws of nature – which Newton never paid much attention to – is that everything that feels good is bad for you while anything that feels bad is good. Think about it.

All those things that bring you pleasure: butter, chocolate, cream, cookies, cake, chips, pizza, parathas, mithai.

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Goodness gracious: All the stuff that you can barely hold down: broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, oats, etc are all good for you
Goodness gracious: All the stuff that you can barely hold down: broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, oats, etc are all good for you
Injurious to health: All those things that bring you pleasure: butter, chocolate, cream, cookies, pizza, etc, are all bad for you
Injurious to health: All those things that bring you pleasure: butter, chocolate, cream, cookies, pizza, etc, are all bad for you
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