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Liver on the menu?

wiseowl_123

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Good afternoon my griends I am in my 4th week of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes,sticking to my diet regime but I would like to ask another question if I may,can I eat lambs liver ,thank you
 
wiseowl_123 said:
Good afternoon my griends I am in my 4th week of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes,sticking to my diet regime but I would like to ask another question if I may,can I eat lambs liver ,thank you
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Yes, you can @wiseowl_123 as long as you have no other medical reasons that would prevent you
 
Jaylee said:
You got me intrigued regarding "medical reasons" to abstain from liver...?
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Sometimes people are advised to avoid/limit it if they can't have too much Vit A, I believe. There are probably other reasons too, but that's one I know
 
azure said:
Sometimes people are advised to avoid/limit it if they can't have too much Vit A, I believe. There are probably other reasons too, but that's one I know
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Wow, I feel bad for "promoting" liver's low carby goodness now. (In moderation.) Considering it's potential hazard, it might be more prudent to have the onions with a steak...
 
Jaylee said:
Wow, I feel bad for "promoting" liver's low carby goodness now. (In moderation.) Considering it's potential hazard, it might be more prudent to have the onions with a steak...
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Liver is still a healthy choice - just not too often. I only know about liver because you're not allowed to eat it if you're pregnant.

Here's some info for you and anyone else who enjoys liver:

http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/meat.aspx#liver

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azure said:
Yes, you can @wiseowl_123 as long as you have no other medical reasons that would prevent you
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Hi
Yes, liver is one of the many foods I'm strongly advised not to eat because of potential unsafe effects as I take a particular medication (Phenelzine ). Because this medication is in the MAOI group (antidepressant) there is a long list of foods advised to avoid. The most commonly known is cheese, then yoghurt, chocolate, then more, and more.

Being a natural rebel, I do eat cheese, yoghurt etc but no longer eat chocolate since T2 diagnosis I've only once had a nasty reaction in 20 yrs due to eating cheese but it was a different cheese to the one I normally eat and I've been OK since avoiding that particular cheese. As I'm not that keen on the texture of liver, I haven't tried it!!! Pate is another food I've been told to avoid but I have eaten it at times, as I do like it, although I don't have it often and haven't had any for years now.

Being on Low carb (HF) diet, I eat a lot of cheese and yoghurt. I don't know if I'd manage if I avoided cheese and yoghurt in particular
 
Jaylee said:
Blimey! Even more worrying now.. Granted I'm not pregnant or menopausal.. But what do they class as the "older man"???
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I don't know. I assumed it meant around retirement age, but if its the equivalent to the menopause then it could be 55 or something. So you have a good 30 years to go till you need to worry
 
azure said:
I don't know. I assumed it meant around retirement age, but if its the equivalent to the menopause then it could be 55 or something. So you have a good 30 years to go till you need to worry
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Lol, you flatter me.. Though I'm nowhere near ready to drive a silver Merc yet.! & never will.
That "55 or something" still gives me 7ish years of liver loving...
 
Strange about liver and pregnant women. I'm not disputing the facts or the reasons behind it, but when I was pregnant 47 years ago we were told we must eat liver. It was on the lists of essential foods. How things change.

I love lambs liver and have it once a week with onions and bacon. Looking at the link @azure provided it seems I may be eating too much, especially as I am an ancient old biddy. I eat it for all the good nutrients it contains and because I like it. Perhaps I should have it fortnightly instead.
 
I know that dog liver should be avoided. There was a story about a breakaway group from Scott of the Antarctic's party. They survived by eating the dogs as they headed home. Large areas of skin fell off due to the fact that dog's liver is particularly rich in vitamin A.

Not a lot of people know that.
 

Didn't some of em also have issues from the lead that was sealing the tinned food at the time, too?
 
Jaylee said:
Didn't some of em also have issues from the lead that was sealing the tinned food at the time, too?
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I didn't know about that. I think I remember the vitamin A story from a Readers Digest I read years ago. Our local windmill used to repair its stones with lead, carry on grinding and then sell the flour to the villagers. That's the way to get a full churchyard.
 
It was a documentary i saw years ago about the Ill fated Terra nova mission. (I think that's the one?) they reckoned lead poisoning from the ration tins was contributory to their demise... Quite sad really.
 
Back to the liver. Yes it was the Terra Nova expedition if anyone wants to read up as to why you shouldn't eat dogs liver and possibly go easy on anyone else's liver while you are at it.
 
And it'd be wise to be scared of the fava beans as well - they drench them in glyphosate before harvesting

The chianti might be the safest bet
 
Indy51 said:
And it'd be wise to be scared of the fava beans as well - they drench them in glyphosate before harvesting

The chianti might be the safest bet
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Now funny enough... I mentioned that earlier, which got cut? (Far enough!)
But I'm left thinking I'm wrong, the bad is now good.. Then I'm shocked to find the good is bad..

A whole generation brought up on this stuff to be replaced with "pot noodle.."

To be fair. I would agree dietary requirements will change over the life cycle regarding nutrients..

@Bluetit1802 my mum was told the same thing about liver, carrying my sister & I...
Lol, it never did us any harm..!
 
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