What would you feed a patient if you wanted to slow their healing as much as possible??
This, I'd feed them this shit.
Discussion
Hi ken nice to meet you 🤝 Why are you in the hospital?
Looks like hospital food. 😆
The hospital forgot to include a fifth of whiskey with this breakfast.
ChatGPT:
If you wanted to slow someone's healing process (hypothetically or for understanding what not to do when recovering), here are the types of foods and dietary choices that would impair or delay healing:
1. High-Sugar Foods
Excess sugar increases inflammation and suppresses the immune system.
Examples: Candy, soda, pastries, sugary cereals.
2. Highly Processed Foods
These often contain trans fats, refined carbs, and preservatives that increase oxidative stress.
Examples: Fast food, packaged snacks, frozen meals.
3. Alcohol
Alcohol impairs immune function, reduces sleep quality, and dehydrates the body — all of which slow recovery.
4. Low-Protein Diet
Protein is essential for tissue repair. Not eating enough delays wound healing and muscle regeneration.
A diet lacking in meat, eggs, dairy, legumes, or plant proteins would slow healing.
5. Deficient in Vitamins and Minerals
Especially important:
Vitamin C – needed for collagen production.
Zinc – essential for immune function and tissue repair.
Vitamin A – important for skin and cell regeneration.
A diet lacking fruits, vegetables, and whole grains can cause these deficiencies.
6. Pro-Inflammatory Oils
Seed oils high in omega-6 fatty acids (like soybean, corn, sunflower oils) can promote chronic inflammation if not balanced with omega-3s.
7. Very Low Calorie Intake
Insufficient calories mean the body doesn't have enough energy to fuel the healing process.
Would you like this reframed as a warning or guide on how to heal faster instead?
The doctors be eating that shit too 😂
I would suggest that this is caused by financial incentives but not the ones you’re insinuating. Most likely whoever is in charge of the food is first and foremost a bean counter with only 1 thing in mind, proving meals for the cheapest possible cost. I would bet nutritional content never enters the conversation.
Truly atrocious that this passes for food what a disgrace
That's why I avoid hospitals and most of the doctors. So far, so good.
I'm over a month out of cancer surgery and I've had exactly one not home-cooked scratch meal. My second one is today.
Food is medicine.
what do they charge for that? $3500 or so?