Not exact matches
The Washington Post examines the
surprising ripple
effect of discarded
food and suggests ways we can all reduce
food waste at Wasted Yet Wanted.
Many parents are worried about the possible
effects of certain
food additives on their children, and they're often
surprised to learn that the FDA does not test and approve each of the literally thousands of additives in our
food supply.
This is no
surprise, since the thermic
effect of
food is caused by the digestion, absorption, and storage of consumed nutrients.
This actually doesn't
surprise me... this is classic placebo
effect at work here, and reinforces how powerful our brains are in relation to the results we get from exercise,
food, supplements, etc..
I didn't think I could be
surprised by anything related to the
effects of consuming animal
foods, but this made me tear up.
There is one interesting fact that this section states correctly (I was
surprised a) that they knew this and b) that they admitted it) «cholesterol in
food has very little
effect on blood cholesterol levels.»
If the alternative
foods they ate contained saturated fat and / or trans fats, it is not
surprising that no
effect was seen from egg consumption.
In particular I will review some of the
surprising beneficial
effects of the special saturates found in coconut oil as they compare with those of the unsaturates found in some of the other
food oils.