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So much for those healthy whole grains

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hanadr

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I have been searching through everything I can find on starch digestion, because I remember clearly from my "A" level biology days, learning that we cannot digest raw starch. AND doing those demonstrations with Amylase, which only work if you cook the starch first.
Yesterday, I was acting as back Walk Leader for a group and having said that I've lost 16 kg by eating low carb, I was a bit upset by a woman who looked me up and down and said she's never been heavy enough to be able to lose 16Kg ( I wish I had her mirror and bathroom scales !!). She also insisted that we've eaten grains since our hunter/gatherer days; which I KNEW to be wrong. Anyway I was searching again and came up upon the following article( all properly referenced)
http://www.beyondveg.com/cordain-l/grains-leg/grains-legumes-1a.shtml
It confirms my memories from school 40 years ago. I was a good student, but got married instead of going for a Ph.D
 
Hi hanadr,

This is all good stuff. If you get a chance to pick up a copy of Robert Ardrey's book 'The Hunting Hypothesis', it has a very good discussion on competing evolutionary hypotheses.
Apparently, dieticians evolved on an entirely seperate branch from the rest of us. :wink:

All the best,

fergus
 
fergus said:
Hi hanadr,

This is all good stuff. If you get a chance to pick up a copy of Robert Ardrey's book 'The Hunting Hypothesis', it has a very good discussion on competing evolutionary hypotheses.
Apparently, dieticians evolved on an entirely seperate branch from the rest of us. :wink:

All the best,

fergus
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Why haven't we got a "slapped wrist" smiley?

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Thank you, Sue.
 
dear marz barr
I got a degree and then spent many years teaching and raising a family. I've got as much out of life as I put in, but still sometimes regret that PhD. Maybe I'll do it yet. pensioners have been known to do things like that. How do I fund it?
 
Sorry can't save on whole grains. Haven't eaten any for at least a year, eat fresh veggies instead.
Pension isn't huge either.
 
hanadr said:
Sorry can't save on whole grains. Haven't eaten any for at least a year, eat fresh veggies instead.
Pension isn't huge either.
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In the olden days, my Dad & his friends bought old cars (pre-war Austin 7s) & ran them on tobacco.

After a very short time smoking started again :wink:
 
hi IanD !
I'm old enough to remember tobacco being grown at home.
 
Hi Hanadr
I do understand what you mean about finances i am in a simular situation my self my husband can,t work because of his health so we have to live off of what i earn which is not a lot as i work for an agency which is in house for walkers crisps I dont have an education so its unskilled work I do for example this week I worked one day out of 4 which will cover our rent and nothing else I am looking for another job but being unskilled and thick (you my have gussed from my spelling) ther is not much around oh well i should stop complaining there is always people wores off than me
Wendie
 
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