Re: Ape diets...

[Jurriaan Bendien <bendien@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mike,

Great you're back again. I don't think that Jim should eat insects. But look
at it this way, if present trends continue, then within a few hundred years
there might be little else to eat. A Toronto research institute did research
on this, and found that if you fry them properly, certain insects can
provide a quite acceptable dish, rich in proteins. This was wellknown among
New Zealand Maoris, whom I have seen eating huhu grubs raw and roasted.
Other research suggests that rats and cockroaches could inherit the earth,
they can withstand even the impact of nuclear warfare...

Cheers

J.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ballard" <swillsqueal@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <PEN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Ape diets...


> Just groom her nicely, Jim and remember the difference
> between flora and fauna.
>
> Mike B)
> --- "Devine, James" <jdevine@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > so does this mean I have to EAT the lice I pick off
> > my wife?
> > Jim
> >
> >       -----Original Message-----
> >       From: Mike Ballard
> > [mailto:swillsqueal@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >       Sent: Wed 7/23/2003 5:52 AM
> >       To: PEN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >       Cc:
> >       Subject: [PEN-L] Ape diets...
> >
> >
> >
> >       Long life and prosper...
> >
> >       Mike B)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >       'Ape diet' lowers bad cholesterol levels
> >
> >
> >       21:00 22 July 03
> >       Shaoni Bhattacharya
> >
> >
> >       A vegetarian "ape-diet", based on the foods our
> > simian
> >       cousins eat, is as effective in lowering
> > cholesterol
> >       as an established cholesterol-lowering drug,
> > reveals a
> >       new study. High cholesterol levels increase the
> > risk
> >       of cardiovascular disease.
> >
> >       The key components of the ape diet are plant
> > sterols,
> >       found in plant oils and enriched margarines,
> > viscous
> >       fibre, found in oats, barley and aubergine, and soy
> >       protein and nuts.
> >
> >       People with raised cholesterol following this
> >       primitive diet had their levels of bad cholesterol
> >       slashed by about a third - the same reduction
> > provided
> >       by the statin drug, lovastatin.
> >
> >       Study leader David Jenkins, a vascular biologist at
> >       the University of Toronto, says these foods are
> >       accepted to have cholesterol-lowering properties.
> > "The
> >       thing we did was to put them all together and see
> > that
> >       they didn't cancel out but actually added up," he
> > told
> >       New Scientist.
> >
> >       He believes that humans may be evolutionarily
> > adapted
> >       to the diet, which is similar to that eaten by
> >       gorillas and orangutans.
> >
> >
> >       Tofu bake
> >
> >
> >       Jenkins and colleagues assigned 46 patients to
> > either
> >       the special ape diet, a standard
> > cholesterol-lowering
> >       diet or the standard diet plus lovastatin.
> >
> >       A typical dinner from the ape menu would be tofu
> > bake
> >       with ratatouille of aubergine, onions and sweet
> >       peppers, with pearled barley and vegetable side
> >       dishes, says the team.
> >
> >       After four-weeks, levels of the harmful
> >       LDL-cholesterol plummeted by 29 per cent on the ape
> >       diet, and 31 per cent for those on lovastatin. Bad
> >       cholesterol fell by only 8 per cent for those on
> > the
> >       standard low-fat diet.
> >
> >       Jenkins points out many people with raised
> > cholesterol
> >       are being put on medication before they give diet a
> >       chance. "Although many drugs are extremely safe,
> >       there's always a slight chance of risk of the drug
> > and
> >       drug interactions," he says.
> >
> >       Lovastatin has an "excellent" safety profile, but
> > the
> >       drug can cause liver or muscle enzyme problems in a
> >       small minority of people.
> >
> >
> >       Filet mignon
> >
> >
> >       The drug is reasonably cheap now it has come off
> >       patent, says Jenkins. But the cost of the ape-diet
> >       will depend on people's individual tastes. It might
> >       seem dear to those who like fast food. "But if you
> >       like filet mignon and West Coast salmon then this
> > is
> >       not going to be more expensive - it's going to be
> >       cheaper," he says.
> >
> >       The patients generally found the ape diet
> > acceptable,
> >       with the main complaint being the large quantity of
> >       food that had to be eaten in order not to lose
> > weight.
> >
> >       However, the British Heart Foundation says: "There
> > is
> >       a wealth of evidence to suggest that statins are
> >       superior to diet in lowering cholesterol levels."
> > The
> >       BHF also points out "this is a small short-term
> > study
> >       supported by numerous food manufacturers, which may
> >       have influenced the findings".
> >
> >       Nonetheless, the BHF acknowledges that diet is
> >       important: "Statins should always complement a
> > healthy
> >       balanced diet, rather than replace it."
> >
> >       Journal reference: Journal of the American Medical
> >       Association: (vol 290, p 502)
> >
> >
> >       21:00 22 July 03
> >
> >       Return to news story
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
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> I can clearly recall myself angrily storming  towards the pod pick-up
point, muttering under my breath,  "Fucking son-of-a-bitch!  What bastards!
My life is  going nowhere. I'm just a credit-slave to these chumps.  They
only care about their bloody profits.  As far as they're concerned, my
sanity can be sacrificed on their holy altar of  'fiduciary responsibility'.
After all, The Corp  is beholden, first and foremost to its stockholders.
Screw the workers.  Pure unadulterated crap!  There's no mystery to it.
They won't hire more pilots because it would cut into the rate of profit."
>
> from WAGE-SLAVE'S ESCAPE
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> http://profiles.yahoo.com/swillsqueal
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