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I've been on this group probably going on three years or so and I've
questioned the calorie theory as applied to weight loss/gain since day
one. I've heard all kinds or rhetoric as to how it is a fact of
nature, a physical law of nature, etc. that calories can be directly

"   A shortage of iron in the diet retards young children's development
  and intelligence and a deficiency in vitamin A compromises the immune"
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_16726.html

Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1989 Dec 23;119(51):1862-7.  Related Articles, Links  
[Hemodilution in patients with multiple morbidity and peripheral arterial
occlusive disease]
[Article in German]

I have noticed that atkins shakes and bars seem to keep my
stool hard.  Any ideas what ingredient causes this?
Here are the ingredients for reference:
Bar:

How much should be taken daily to prevent it?  And how much CoEnzyme Q10?

I'm not sure what is meant by "added sugar".  Dried fruit has more of a
concentration of sucrose and fructose because the water has been reduced,
for the same amount of weight. Sometimes I have seen "candied" items which
have a sugar glaze, such as candied genger.

My hair is weak and falls out easily.  What can I eat to
improve it

I have developed a meal replacement shake that has served me well in
my weight loss effort (down 95 pounds in 3 years). I'd like to run it
by you folks for comment, along with a few questions I have.
My shake formula is driven by body weight, protein intake rate, and

http://makeashorterlink.com/?H5D222BC7
I have long pondered the fact that humans are maybe the best food for
other humans.  All we need in a form best used, in the right ratios etc.  
is already present in human flesh.

A search of the word 'lecithin' brings up this article.
Anyone have any idea .. why .. it would?
Synthetic HDL unclogs heart arteries. But until ETC-216 is approved, exercise
and medication remain the best HDL boosters.

What effect, if any, does hard-boiling of an egg have on its nutritional
value?

Does lettuce contain a lot of fiber or is its reputed
roughage something else?  What else could it be

don't mice who exercise a lot need more calories?  so,
isn't exercise in conflict with a very low calorie diet?  
let's say a normal mouse consumes a pound of cheese per
day.

Neoplasma. 2004;51(1):30-3.  Links
Oxidative DNA damage in relation to nutrition.
Krajcovicova-Kudlackova M, Dusinska M.
Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine;, Bratislava, 833 01 Slovak