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When you reply to someone else's post, it is mostly the case that other members won't respond. They tend to respond to the original poster. Many people don't see it as a conversation whereby people join in. They are just making comments, so please don't feel bad about it. As far a people being...

Not that I have noticed. They are made from beans and contain oligosaccharides which are broken down by bacteria. Unlike cellulose based carbs which are not broken down at all and which can have a laxative effect, beans don't. However, because they are broken down by bacteria, they can cause...

If you like asian style dishes, there is a type of noodle made from broad beans. Bean thread noodles are low GI, only 26 and tasty. They come in various thicknesses. Easy to make and ideal for a TV supper:

But that's just typical of George Monbiot. He twists everything: "the £11.4 billion it [the government] is spending on road building is an £11.4 billion subsidy to the Conservative Party" Is he seriously suggesting we stop all road building? Yes, there are frogs to be saved and we should all...

If you are on stronger meds, you might be in danger of becoming hypoglycaemic, so often, the range is set higher than say someone like me who is not on any meds at all. When my BG drops to around 4.0, my body responds and creates more glucose. Stronger meds can interfere with this natural...

It's an average of 15% weight loss. But, people are very differentand whilat some people might need to lose 25%, others will be successful with 5%. But yes, weight loss is the key and the speed of weight loss is less important. Also, he writes elsewhere: "The role of physical activity must be...

Some tasty looking stuff there, thanks for posting. I do a lot of dishes with flank steak. I defrost it but before it is fully thawed, I slice it very thinly. It's much easier to get think slices this way. You can stir fry it in a couple of minutes and, if you cut it across the grain, it is very...

Wise not to be heard saying this at an airport in South America lest a customs officer starts to put on his rubber gloves. :eek:

Can't see why you shouldn't go and the insurance would probably see it the same way, in which case yuo wouldn't get your money back. Type 2 diabetes is more about watching what you eat than bunkering down and living in a shell. Anyway, you surely weren't going to Brazil to eat toast and...

I indulge at easter a little. I ate chocolate at christmas too but my readings are never above 7.2 or 7.3 if I do this and all my early morning readings are in the range 4.7 - 5.3. I avoided everything like the plague when I was first diagnosed but now that all my readings are in the normal...

I don't like rabbit but I do like mackerel. Freshly caught, it is wonderful on a BBQ, very sweet and succulent and not at all fishy. I fancy building a home smoker as they are simple to make. This one is basically a cupboard. I've seen them with zinc buckets in the bottom with wood shavings...

Hunter gatherers get food for free, in this case an 89% success at snaring: Unfortunately, I'm not keen on rabbit and they're one of the few plentiful supplies of free meat around and farmers, once they get to know you, are generally happy for you to get rid of the blighters. Mackerel are...

It's quite common for websites to include information which supports their argument and in the case of the table cited, it is a 1999 page which cites a paper from 1982 which uses data drawn up by a guy called Angel in the early 1970s. Whilst some of the original conclusions still hold, there...

A cynic is what an optimist calls a realist.

You're not Victor Meldrew posing as an antipodean are you?

But those figures are from a 1982 study from the eastern mediterranean where the archaeological record was incomplete for the area, and this "spottiness" to use the description in your linked article, was filled in by samples from outside the area ncluding places as diverse as North Africa and...

A texture makes a lot of difference to the enjoyment of a meal. I never feel I have had something filling unless it included a little crunch. If I have something like a shrimp omelette, I'll have a ryvita with some sardine paste afterwards. If I didn't, I'd be making toast or eating cornflakes:-(

Yes. Today it is double that of the mesolithic to which you replied: And this is not true. Life expectancy increases through the chalcolithic, bronze and iron ages, as the graph shows. How can this possibly be due to antibiotics? With the caveat that "the few remaining foraging groups...

I've never tried things with potato starch and didn't know it was supposed to be resistant. If it is, I will try it. Thüringer Potato Dumplings are made of it and they are yummy. I have to say though, I have my doubts about how resistant it is. There are many different types of...

You're OK with the spices, the chilli, salt, garlic, pepper, ginger etc but the takeaways are always a bit more difficult as many smother their dishes with gloupy sugar laden sauces. If I were in a restaurant, I'd go for things like shrimp egg foo yung, duck with prawn meat stuffing, salt and...