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Sat 24 Jan, 2004 11:39 pm
I think, what you eat is what you will end up being.... in the modern world it seems to be.. Pretty sick. one of the many strange things put into packaged food is food preservative.... if it's put in to preserve food, then you put it in your stomach, what happens to the preservative.. It sure doesn't preserve us dose it .
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Welcome to A2K, lightfoot!
There is an old book with that title - "You Are What You Eat." Our Aunt had a copy and followed its teachings faithfully. It was written by a Dr. Lindlauer - that's not exactly right. But a similar sounding name.
Here's a "newer" work you might be interested in. Note the final paragraph - 13 Chapters! Rather expensive, but maybe some library has it.
[quote] The Cambridge World History of Food
Edited by Kenneth F Kiple and Kriemhild Coneè Ornelas
Cambridge University Press 2000
Hardback - 2 Illustrated Volumes in slipcase 2000pp ISBN 0-521-40216-6 £110.00
The most comprehensive reference book on food ever Published with 224 contributors from 15 countries providing 170 essays covering the history of food and nutrition throughout the span of human life on earth. The topics range from the eating habits of our prehistoric ancestors to the policy issues faced today, covering the full spectrum of foods that have been hunted, gathered, cultivated and domesticated, including their nutritional makeup, uses and impacts on human populations. It offers geographical perspective on the histroy and culture of food and drink covering subjects from food fads, prejudices and taboos to questions of food toxins, additives, labeling and entitlements. It is organised in sections covering:
* The foods eaten by Paleolithic ancestors - 6 chapters
* An extensive treatment of the domestication and development of the main plant and animal derived foods - 60 chapters
* The history of dietary liquids, from beer through soft drinks to water - 13 chapters
* Studies on the discovery of vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats and essential fatty acids, as well as their functions and the diseases they trigger if not available. This section also covers food-related disorders (such as obesity, food allergies and lactose intolerance), diet and chronic diseases (heart-related illness, diabetes and cancer) - 37 chapters
* A history of food and drink covering all the countries and regions of the World, together with a chapter on culinary history - 23 chapters
* Historical issues involving human health, such as the relationships between nutrition and mortality decline, height and nutrition, infection and nutritions, food fads - 18 chapters.
* Contemporary food-related policy issues, including food entitlement, food labeling, food biotechnology, Recommended Dietary Allowances, microbial toxins - 13 chapters.
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Char li.
Thanks for the welcome and the information my friend, will try the local library.
Re: You are what you eat.
lightfoot wrote:I think, what you eat is what you will end up being.... in the modern world it seems to be.. Pretty sick. one of the many strange things put into packaged food is food preservative.... if it's put in to preserve food, then you put it in your stomach, what happens to the preservative.. It sure doesn't preserve us dose it .
The preservatives are usually added to preserve the flavor and texture of the food product as well as inhibit microbial growth.
The preservative is frequently degraded by microsomal enzymes in the liver. Further detoxification results upon elimination via the feces and urine.
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