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For ethandron - foody things queried
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Hi E - your comment re other foody info - here's a couple for the bobble hat brigade - hope some is of use:
Strawberries - are not berries- neither are blackberries, raspberries and the like...
Do you eat food packed in cans? Bisphenol A is a hormone-disrupting chemical (think 'gender changing'...)which builds up in the body, and its merrily used to line cans and can lids in food packaging industry...
Do you eat veg? Glufosinate ammonium (a herbicide) causes adverse health effects in animals in studies - and can run off into water sources so its banned in the UK on winter sown crops - cos it is toxic - so why is it used on the fields then....?
'Lutein' - E161b - is the yellow xanthophyll (Tagetes erecta) - sounds bad? used to colour foodstuffs, added to feed to make eggs have more yellow, is important in eyecare in humans - (helps the retina) plus E161b phytone is in drinks, dairy foods, desserts, plus sugar & flour confectionery...you know it as marigold.
Processed food has many added 'thingys' - boil a cow hide and get some L-Hydroxyproline - lovely stuff - used to thicken foodstuffs so it is better 'mouthfeel' - its actually an amino acid that helps collagen - (like the injections for skin care...) so why not eat fresh veg, and get Vit C that increases collagen naturally?
As does hyaluronic acid - get it in soy products - and it helps the body make its own skin better - and saves money on facelifts...!
If you fancy a look at some further info have a look at http://www.corporatewatch.org and click food topics; also you may like http://www.foodproductiondaily.com whcih is a techy website for food processes.
And chickens have been shown to suffer from depression....
Strawberries - are not berries- neither are blackberries, raspberries and the like...
Do you eat food packed in cans? Bisphenol A is a hormone-disrupting chemical (think 'gender changing'...)which builds up in the body, and its merrily used to line cans and can lids in food packaging industry...
Do you eat veg? Glufosinate ammonium (a herbicide) causes adverse health effects in animals in studies - and can run off into water sources so its banned in the UK on winter sown crops - cos it is toxic - so why is it used on the fields then....?
'Lutein' - E161b - is the yellow xanthophyll (Tagetes erecta) - sounds bad? used to colour foodstuffs, added to feed to make eggs have more yellow, is important in eyecare in humans - (helps the retina) plus E161b phytone is in drinks, dairy foods, desserts, plus sugar & flour confectionery...you know it as marigold.
Processed food has many added 'thingys' - boil a cow hide and get some L-Hydroxyproline - lovely stuff - used to thicken foodstuffs so it is better 'mouthfeel' - its actually an amino acid that helps collagen - (like the injections for skin care...) so why not eat fresh veg, and get Vit C that increases collagen naturally?
As does hyaluronic acid - get it in soy products - and it helps the body make its own skin better - and saves money on facelifts...!
If you fancy a look at some further info have a look at http://www.corporatewatch.org and click food topics; also you may like http://www.foodproductiondaily.com whcih is a techy website for food processes.
And chickens have been shown to suffer from depression....
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Couple of other things then that may tickle the fancy if you liked the above -
Cows only have 1 stomach - not 4 as often described. The one they have is sub-divided into chambers - thats why you get different coloured tripe....
Iceberg lettuce is named from the delivery of the lettuce packed in crushed ice in the US in the 1920's
There really was a 'humble pie' - 17th century English dish of the soft organs of deer - heart, liver, kidneys, etc., baked in pastry with apples, currants and spices.
Bananas - not a fruit, vegetable, vine, trees, legume or anything like that - they are herbs...
Pineapple contains enzymes called bromines that 'eat' flesh - cut a fresh pineapple and let the ring sit on your skin for a bit and it 'burns' its mark into you. thats why some are allergic to it, plus why it is good to put on gammon as it breaks down the meat before eating, so tenderising it.
Potatoes are in the same family as deadly nightshade - as are peppers, tomatoes, aubergine and tobacco - the leaves of these plants are poisonous - so why do we smoke fags then..and not tomato leaves..?
March 1st is Beer Day in Iceland - one for the diary.....
You'll like these as sites to spend a happy couple of hours on if you go through all the info - can be addicitve...http://www.foodtimeline.org - ancient to modern uses of food.
And http://www.foodreference.com has more than enough nonsense about food to keep most people happy...
Cheery, and bon appetit!
Couple of other things then that may tickle the fancy if you liked the above -
Cows only have 1 stomach - not 4 as often described. The one they have is sub-divided into chambers - thats why you get different coloured tripe....
Iceberg lettuce is named from the delivery of the lettuce packed in crushed ice in the US in the 1920's
There really was a 'humble pie' - 17th century English dish of the soft organs of deer - heart, liver, kidneys, etc., baked in pastry with apples, currants and spices.
Bananas - not a fruit, vegetable, vine, trees, legume or anything like that - they are herbs...
Pineapple contains enzymes called bromines that 'eat' flesh - cut a fresh pineapple and let the ring sit on your skin for a bit and it 'burns' its mark into you. thats why some are allergic to it, plus why it is good to put on gammon as it breaks down the meat before eating, so tenderising it.
Potatoes are in the same family as deadly nightshade - as are peppers, tomatoes, aubergine and tobacco - the leaves of these plants are poisonous - so why do we smoke fags then..and not tomato leaves..?
March 1st is Beer Day in Iceland - one for the diary.....
You'll like these as sites to spend a happy couple of hours on if you go through all the info - can be addicitve...http://www.foodtimeline.org - ancient to modern uses of food.
And http://www.foodreference.com has more than enough nonsense about food to keep most people happy...
Cheery, and bon appetit!
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