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Foods that help your arteries?
2005-07-04, 10:18 PM #41
Mom's plagued with acne to this day, unfortunately I carried that trait. :( It's not so much a problem as with mom.

You want to avoid foods that are loaded with...unsaturated fat. Or is it saturated. It's the fat that's solid @ room temperature. That and foods with high concentrations of Low-Density Lipoprotein cholesterol. That stuff causes atherosclerosis (clotting in arteries).
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2005-07-05, 2:05 AM #42
Yeah, saturated fat is bad fat. I think there's a formula, something like if the saturated fat content of a food is more than 30% of the total fat then it should be avoided.

Also, an addendum to the Low-Density Lipoprotein factoid... High-Density Lipoprotein cholesterol can actually help to clean up the mess that LDL leaves in your system, so try to find stuff with high concentrations of HDL and low concentrations of LDL.

Oh yeah, and avoid faddish diets. And I think I heard something about eating 6 smaller meals/day helps keep your metabolism up all day.
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2005-07-05, 5:42 AM #43
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Originally posted by Emon
I'd like to see a source of information for that. How does it GAIN nutrients when you boil the piss out of it, releasing a lot of its juices into the water and water vapor? I could see chemical reactions if only there were other substances that could react with the tomatoe. Cooking foods reduces nutrients. All foods. Anything. Meat, anything.


There's quite a few ways too cook tomatoes. Grilling, boiling, in the oven. Also don't forget that they won't lose too much as long as you don't boil them because of their skin.
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2005-07-05, 9:15 AM #44
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Originally posted by Emon
I'd like to see a source of information for that. How does it GAIN nutrients when you boil the piss out of it, releasing a lot of its juices into the water and water vapor? I could see chemical reactions if only there were other substances that could react with the tomatoe. Cooking foods reduces nutrients. All foods. Anything. Meat, anything.


Rubbish! Such an urban legend. Diet has no effect on acne, nor does sweat, another popular myth. Nor masturbating or any other silly wives tales thought up to make kids stop doing certain things.

Acne is caused by bacteria (except blackheads which are non-inflammitory and not technically acne I believe), genetics has a large influence as well. Personal hygene actually has less of an effect than most people think - washing your face six times a day probably won't help more than washing it just once. The increased irritation can even make it worse.


Until you see a dietitionist and tell me what *she* said, I will believe you.

But I'm also not believing that it does either. Because I don't know.

But don't you think that certain bacterias found on chocolates can transfer to your mouth when consumed?

And also yes, tomatoes are very good for you..too bad the italians didn't figure this out until 1500's (I think). They thought the tomatoe was actually a poisonies plant.

Now, they cook it everyday. And usually the tomatoe sauces they cook takes all day for the best flavor.

(My dad's a chef....you gotta know these things if you live with him :( )
2005-07-05, 1:31 PM #45
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Originally posted by Emon
I'd like to see a source of information for that. How does it GAIN nutrients when you boil the piss out of it, releasing a lot of its juices into the water and water vapor? I could see chemical reactions if only there were other substances that could react with the tomatoe. Cooking foods reduces nutrients. All foods. Anything. Meat, anything.


They don't gain nutrients, cooking them just makes it so our digestive system can absorb them. We barely digest most plant matter we consume, their cell walls are too much for our simple tract. Cooking destroys the cell walls, leaving the nutrients floating freely in the mass.
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2005-07-05, 1:55 PM #46
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Originally posted by Anovis
But don't you think that certain bacterias found on chocolates can transfer to your mouth when consumed?


Huh? Since when does chocolate have a special acne-bacteria? What about other foods?
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2005-07-05, 1:55 PM #47
Roach is right. Unlike vegetables that loose Vitamon C after steaming/cooking, tomatoes have a reaction that makes it "activate" if you will.
2005-07-05, 1:57 PM #48
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Originally posted by Sol
Huh? Since when does chocolate have a special acne-bacteria? What about other foods?


Like I said, I may be wrong.

But I believe it's only chocolate and red meat.
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