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The body can only absorb the fat as ‘girasol’. There are no figures bad cholesterol raiser and a nasty
that is sitting in position 2. In for glycemic index, but we have allergen in its own right.
cocoa butter, position 2 is almost the feeling that, like the turnip, it
completely occupied by harmless is reasonably low. Even if the body can be ‘forced’
monounsaturated fat. The bad Tiger Nuts to continue to produce lactase
palmitic acid is located in Q. What are Tiger Nuts and (which digests the nasty allergen
positions 1 and 3 and so is lactose) long after it should have
where can they be found?
poorly absorbed into the body -- stopped, it does not mean that
which is good. the body enjoys the experience.
A. They are a kind of under-
Better to take away that
ground tuber, akin to Chinese
Dr Serge Renaud (of Lyon Diet unnecessary stress.
water chestnuts, the crunchy
Heart Study fame) observes1 that opalescent vegetable familiar in
this explains why dark chocolate Chinese dishes. Finally, this phenomenon is only
consumers suffer no harmful observed amongst northern
health effects. Their blood Europeans. It does not occur in
Tiger nuts and water chestnuts
contains very little palmitic acid are members of the ‘sedge’ family most other races. Even with
but does have raised levels of of plants. They mostly grow in Europeans, the ability to produce
harmless monounsaturated fat. lactase under constant goading
marshy areas and are very
But yes, it is still empty-calorie wanes. That is why milk drinkers
common in Africa. We can be
fat, so do not overdo it! often succumb to lactose
sure that our ancient ancestors
Human Biting Power intolerance in middle age.
were eating lots of them. That
Q. You claim that the human jaw makes them good for us too. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME AND
is not designed to crush bones HEALTH ON DAIRY!
like a hyena can. Yet, in an Look out for them in ethnic food
epileptic fit, the sufferer can inflict areas of supermarkets and ethnic Canola Savvy
the most terrible bites. food outlets. Q. Is canola a genetically
modified version of rapeseed?
Lactose Tolerance Persists?
A. We are all familiar with stories Q. You claim that humans are not Where can I get organic rape-
about how frail mums lift the made to drink milk after weaning. seed?
family car off a crushed child. Yet studies show that the
In truth, when we are intestine can be forced to A. No, Canola is not necessarily
controlling our muscles continue secreting the enzyme genetically modified. Canola is
voluntarily, we can only mobilize lactase (which digests lactose), simply the variety that has been
about 30% of their potential. just by continuing to consume bred by normal means to remove
Under panic circumstances, the milk. the ‘bad’ fat, erucic acid. All
body mobilizes, involuntarily, up canola and rapeseed oils are
to 100%. required to be like that now.
A. There are a number of hidden
The reality is that, voluntarily,
assumptions in this question. Check www.naturaleater.com for
humans have a low biting
strength whereas a hyena has a the debunking of a whole range
First, many more digestive of canola myths.
much higher voluntary biting
processes stop on weaning apart
strength. from lactase production. The Always go for organic canola or
enzyme rennin, which is rapeseed oil when you can. By
If a hyena had to wait for an
responsible for separating milk definition, it will not be genetically
epileptic fit each time he wanted
into curds and whey, is stopped. modified. It will often be virgin oil
to eat, hyenas would rapidly go Other enzymes are stopped too.
extinct. from the first cold pressing.
For example, those that digest
Jerusalem Artichokes the curds (consisting of casein This is the ideal specification but
Q. What are Jerusalem and fat). you will need to look in health
artichokes? You mentioned them food stores for it. In the USA,
in September’s article about wild Other components of milk, apart such a product is made by
plant authority, Dr Gunter Nöll. from lactose, are also harmful. ‘Spectrum Naturals’. In UK and
We are all familiar with the France, a common brand is
A. It is the root of a kind of drawbacks of milk fat. But in ‘Emile Noël’ made by Provence
sunflower and is known in Europe addition, milk protein (casein) is a Régime SA.
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