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Starchy diet 'may damage liver'Starchy diet 'may damage liver'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7006191.stm
| Quote: | A diet rich in potatoes, white bread and white rice may be contributing to a "silent epidemic" of a dangerous liver condition.
"High-glycaemic" foods - rapidly digested by the body - could be causing "fatty liver", increasing the risk of serious illness. |
| Quote: | | Dr David Ludwig, who led the research, said that the results would also apply to humans, and even children, in whom fatty liver is becoming far more common. |
This is the part I particularly liked...
| Code: | High GI foods include many breakfast cereals and processed foods such as white bread and white rice.
Low GI foods include unprocessed fruit, nuts, pulses and grains, including rye or granary bread, spaghetti, apples and oranges. |
Notice how they didn't mention meat, eggs, butter, well, basically, any animal products?
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