Fiber Deficient

What diseases today result directly or indirectly from a fiber deficient, refined-food diet?

* Diverticulosis
* Appendicitis
* Colon polyps and cancer
* Hiatus hernia
* Hemorrhoids
* Coronary heart disease
* Gall stones
* Obesity
* Varicose veins

Daily Recommented Protein

Don't you know that our body needs certain protein daily? Here is the daily recommended protein allowance:

For Women:
44-48 gms.

For Men:
52-56 gms.

Children:
23-36 gms. (increasing requirements with age)

How does help it in our body?
*Used for building and repairing body tissue.
*Utilized for energy only when carbohydrates and fats are not available.

Popcorns

This is one of the question i found in readers digest:

I read that the chemicals in microwave popcorn are dangerous. Are they?

You can continue to eat your favorite movie munchie without fear, says the FDA. The chemical in question is diacetyl, used to make butter flavoring. Recently, a number of factory workers who work near heated vats of the flavoring developed lung disease. This prompted an EPA study, the results of which are due later.

Diacetyl is found naturally in real butter and it's safe to eat, says George Pauli, the FDA's acting director of food additive safety. But at industrial levels, when large amounts of hot vapors containing diacetyl are breathed in for extended periods, it may damage delicate lung tissue.

Bottom line: The amount of diacetyl released from individual bags is so small that there's no evidence it poses any risk, says Pauli.

Source: RD pg.182 July, 2004