Health - Watch The Starch Intake

From Auntie Beeb comes this edifying tidbit of health news - a diet high in high-glycemic-index foods, like white bread, white rice, and potatoes, can result in fatty liver disease, which ultimately leads to insulin resistance and a higher risk of liver failure.

The information results from a study carried out at Boston Children's Hospital using diets with identical calorie levels but different ingredients. Processed breakfast cereals, bread, rice, and potatoes all fell in the category of "bad for you." Pasta, nuts, whole grain products, legumes, and fruit, despite having the same calorie content, ranked in the "good for you," or low-glycemic-index, column.

According to the researchers,

Between a quarter and half of all overweight American children are thought to have the condition, he said.

"This is a silent but dangerous epidemic," he said.

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The Fat Rant

I never heard of Joy Nash before this, but I really like what she has to say here:



Not because I'm fat (which I am, right now), but simply because she makes so much straightforward, clearheaded sense! Fat is a feminist issue, and has been used for years to bludgeon women into silence. But, as Joy says in her video, just because you're fat doesn't mean you get a free pass on everything else that might be wrong with you. Checkidout. Four stars.

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