RE: [CH] Fattening lentils- NOT!
Rain (rain@wwbbs.otherside.com)
Fri, 16 Oct 1998 07:55:54 GMT
-> This is NOT a flame, certainly, but high-carbohydrate,
-> low-protein, low-fat diets do not work and are unhealthful.
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Depends on the person; this isn't meant as a flame either, but I think
you have greatly overgeneralized here.
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-> * Eat wild leafy greens such as purslane, dandelion,
-> and lambs quarters.
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Good idea IF you're careful where you get them from. Pollution and
pesticides are serious factors in wildcrafting.
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-> * Eat grains only in moderation, if at all. If you must,
-> choose whole grains.
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Overgeneralized, surely. All those white-rice-eating Asians and Indians
can't be wrong, and many people *do* get and stay healthy on a
grain-based diet.
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-> * Do not eat dairy products except small amounts of
-> cultured products such as yogurt and cheese.
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Greatly overgeneralized. Not everyone needs to spend h/er
time worrying about cholesterol; vegetarians and people with the
low-cholesterol gene can get away with quite a lot of dairy without
a rise. I'm a vegetarian, for instance; I drink milk, cook with milk,
and eat cheese, yogurt and ice cream, and my cholesterol runs right
around 160. Nor do I have the other dire problems predicted by
some anti-dairy literature. I probably do have some elevated
pesticide levels, but they are rather more likely to have come from the
lean meat and poultry I used to eat (and that you recommend as healthy)
than from milk.
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-> * Do not add salt to your foods. If you must, use a
-> lite salt which is a mixture of sodium and
-> potassium salts.
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Somewhat behind the research. Recent studies says that avoiding salt
isn't important for the majority of people; the only group that must do
so has the *specifically sodium-dependent form* of hypertension.
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Different strokes for different folks; one set of nutritional rules
just does not fit all.
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Keep on rockin',
Rain
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