In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Sat, 10 Sep 2016 18:49:17 -0400: Hi Jed,
I saw a quote from a paper written be a biochemist, who contended that "trans" fats block the transport of fats between the cell wall and the mitochondria, thus preventing fat metabolism. This would appear to result in the body storing fats rather than metabolizing them. Note that trans fats are a result of the breakdown of unsaturated fats/oils. They were originally a considerable percentage of margarine's, until restrictions were imposed on the trans content thereof. They can also be produced by the action of heat on unsaturated fats/oils. This obviously happens when food is deep fried in such fats/oils, particularly so, after prolonged heating (i.e. if the fats/oils are not changed frequently enough). In short it's the "French fries" & deep fried crumbed food that is the primary cause of the obesity epidemic (unless saturated fats are used in the preparation thereof). [snip] >This is completely off topic but . . . For years and years I have been >reading in the New York Times and elsewhere that eating carbohydrates make >you fat. That colossal nitwit Taubes, who caused such problems for cold >fusion, wrote a book about this. He has become famous for this, and he has >been in the NYT. > >People say that the worst carbs are things like white bread, and white >rice, which refined and easily digested. > >Anyone who has lived in traditional East Asia knows this is not true. Not >only is it not true, it is preposterous. I have lived in rural Yamaguchi. >It doesn't get more traditional than that. Their very speech is a 150 years >out of date, sounding like something from the Edo period, similar to the >way Georgia coastal Gullah dialects are the closest thing to Elizabethan >rural English. > >Anyway, what they eat is mostly white refined rice, in quantities that >would choke a horse. It's what's for dinner. Also, breakfast and lunch. >That plus vegetables, pickles, miso, and moderate quantities of fish or >meat. > >Most of these people are thin. Very thin, their whole lives. They get a lot >of exercise, even in their 80s. Their longevity and general health is among >the highest in the world. Eating mainly rice DOES NOT make them fat. > >They do have some dietary problems, mainly alcoholism and high blood >pressure from salty foods. The later is more of a problem in northern >Japan, I think. > >I am sure most people eat refined rice and not brown rice, because I've >eaten it, because that's mainly what the store sell, and because many rural >people grow rice and refine it themselves, in the milling machine in front >of the agricultural co-op store, for 25 cents per 50 lbs. They usually set >the dial to "refined." Health food fans do eat brown rice. > >- Jed Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
