http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N20301723.htm
USDA sends team to Japan after mad cow violation
20 Jan 2006 15:04:45 GMT
Source: Reuters

Transfats are created when oil is heated up to a temperature of 260
degree celsius. However, when you use oil to fry food, then the pan is
usually heated up only to up to 185 degrees celsius! So, actually
transfats are not likely to be produced by frying food in a pan with

A British newspaper reports:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16592947&method=full&siteid=94762&headl
ine=dead-at-20----the-boy-who-only-ate-chips-and-toast--name_page.html
17 January 2006
DEAD AT 20 .. THE BOY WHO ONLY ATE CHIPS AND TOAST

I found this at www.beyondveg.com and thought it should be posted here.
I did not post the parts of this page that contained speculation about
the diets of prehistoric humans.  Note that lipid peroxidation is
mentioned, but they seem unaware at how dangerous the highly

Go to www.herbs2shapeup.com to find out more.

They reviewed 15 individual cohort studies on Pubmed (a total of 31
papers) and their conclusion was: "For foods and food groups, several
papers showed significantly decreased risk for type 2 diabetes with
the higher consumption of grain (particularly whole grain) and coffee,

I'm male in my 50's, normal height and weight with BMI=24.  I wonder whether
I'm eating too much fat.  I eat about 50g of total fat daily from raw
almonds, plus fat from other food sources which isn't much.  However, almond
fat is 95% mono- and polyunsaturated, and I have been ...

My doctor just told me I need to watch my colestoral?  I hear things
like shelfish are high in colestoral.  Is there a good book on this
where I can get some answers?

I went to the American Diabetes Association website and did their risk
test. This is how I answered the questions and the results:
Please select your age category.
45-64

Does anyone know of good software to track ones own diet?

I'm sure many here are aware of Vilhjalmur Stefansson, who had lived
with the Inuit, and had  taken part in a year-long, meat-only diet
under close medical supervision.
Question: If he ate a diet of only meat, how did he not get scurvy? Are

This might be somewhat technical but something I have always wondered.
How long does it take after you eat, say, a big Thanksgiving Day meal
for the entire DIGESTION process to take?
For example... You're done eating your meal, which, for this case we'll

Rutgers researchers have found that the curry spice turmeric holds
real potential for the treatment and prevention of prostate cancer,
particularly when combined with certain vegetables.
http://debunkbigpharma.blognation.us/blog/_archives/2006/1/16/1678991.html

I have always heard for years that for muscles to be strengthened they
need GLYCOGEN and for long lasting fuel they need GLYCOGEN etc....
etc....
Well... I have been on a low-carbohydrate diet and in a mild level of

The Mental Health Foundation said yesterday that studies had clearly
linked attention deficit disorder, depression, Alzheimer's disease and
schizophrenia to junk food and the absence of essential fats, vitamins
and minerals in industrialised diets.