Veggie Thread v2.0 ...all stuff regarding food production

[KichigaiNeko]

You have to be careful when it comes to saying for example, kiwi fruit increased bone mass. If we take this one example, the studies done suggest that lower than recommended vitamin K intake = lower bone mass density in women but not men. So increasing vitamin K consumption by eating kiwi fruit will only have a proven effect if you aren't getting enough already and are a woman. A large study was done to test the effect of delaying the onset of osteoporosis by increased intake of vitamin K. It was unsuccessful in that regard, though did seem to reduce cancer rates http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...po=2.00000.

A lot of this is down to very poor reporting of science by people in the media. It is actually fairly difficult to get to what the scientific data actually shows, and for someone without a background in science probably even harder to make sense of it all.

Fruit and Veg can be eaten to assure a good balanced diet and that you get enough of each vitamin etc.

Ben Goldacre's Bad Science book is pretty good when it comes to this sort of stuff.

Agreed Tony. IF you read my post carefully you would have found that exact same disclaimer in there.

Food is of assistance but is NOT a cure. Helpful but not a replacement for conventional medicine.

For Zen and me ... we are both fairly healthy and are only looking to ensure we get the vitamins, minerals, protein and fibre we need to maintain our current health.

I do find these jpegs/ gifs purporting "super-foods" to be a lie and "bad science, mostly supported via the "Health Industries"

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I love my House plants, and yes they do contribute to the overall atmosphere of the house. Hence they are included here. There is an issue with SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_af...e_disorder
Which I like to think my plants are helping to alleviate FOR ME and perhaps might help others affected.