White flour contains diabetes-causing contaminant alloxan

[zanc]

Another reason to keep off white bread.

naturalnews.com/008191_alloxan_diabetes.html

 

[cugila]

Re: White flour contains diabetes-causing contaminant alloxa

That article is from 2005 and things have moved on a bit since then, this is from 2010.

Alloxan.
Because it selectively kills the insulin-producing beta-cells found in the pancreas, alloxan is used to induce diabetes in laboratory animals. This occurs most likely because of selective uptake of the compound due to its structural similarity to glucose as well as the beta-cell's highly efficient uptake mechanism (GLUT2).

However, alloxan is not toxic to the human beta-cell, even in very high doses, probably due to differing glucose uptake mechanisms in humans and rodents.

There appears to be much comment on the Blog circuits of the net. Seems there is always somebody with a scare story......personally I'm not particualrly bothered as if it is in the flour the quantity must be miniscule. So, I think I shall still have my treat of a lovely crusty white bread with lashings of butter........

Ken

 

[Sue Morton]

Re: White flour contains diabetes-causing contaminant alloxa

Thats done it now Ken I would prefer to have a lovely white just baked crusty bread with loads of butteer then chocolate but what does bread do to me - make me put on weight and I hadn't thought of white crusty bread till you mentioned it - in loving memory !

Sue :lol:

 

[cugila]

Re: White flour contains diabetes-causing contaminant alloxa

Sue.

I know.........I'm baaaaaaad............ :twisted:
How about a Jam Doughnut........ :wink:

Ken

 

[Dippy3103]

Re: White flour contains diabetes-causing contaminant alloxa

Ohhh, nice crusty white roll with cheese and washed down with a glass of red (or two). Ken, you have led me astray (well, if i had some nice crusty bread or red wine).

 

[cugila]

Re: White flour contains diabetes-causing contaminant alloxa

Dippy.
I know a nice little place in France......... :wink:

Ken

 

[Dippy3103]

Re: White flour contains diabetes-causing contaminant alloxa

Fab.... Olives too?

 

[cugila]

Re: White flour contains diabetes-causing contaminant alloxa

Fab.... Olives too?

Nah ! It's a mate of mines......who's Olive ? :wink:

Ken

 

[IanD]

Re: White flour contains diabetes-causing contaminant alloxa

Sue.

I know.........I'm baaaaaaad............ :twisted:
How about a Jam Doughnut........ :wink:

Ken

Stick with ring doughnuts - they have carb free centres.

 

[timo2]

Re: White flour contains diabetes-causing contaminant alloxa

Exactly right, Ian.

Whoever said 'The whiter the bread, the sooner you'll be dead' was obviously unfamiliar with the latest technical advances in ring doughnuttery. :mrgreen: