Guest guest Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Well, I randomly chose 'selenium' to see what that website would bring up. World's Healthiest Foods for selenium was topped by liver. Last I can recall, organ meats are generally not among the healthiest foods, as they are extremely high in cholesterol. I'm sure liver is a rich source of selenium, but it's not so clear that it's the way one should fill their need for selenium. So, my general feeling is that the website may not be a good " food advisor " after all. -Dave > > Hi > > What do you guys think of this website? It's > non-profit, informative, and I found the nutrient > profile (the food advisor) and the list of daily > vitamin requirements with the foods that provide them > was really handy. What do you think of its accuracy? > > food advisor: > > http://whfoods.org/foodadvisor.php > > nutrition and foods: > > http://www.whfoods.com/nutrientstoc.php > > -CRT > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 My son gave me the book for my last birthday. I actually learned a few new things. For example, garlic is more potent if left sliced for 5 or more minutes before eating. From: claire roberts-torres <robertstorres@...> Reply-< > Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:49:53 -0800 (PST) < > Subject: [ ] foodsite Hi What do you guys think of this website? It's non-profit, informative, and I found the nutrient profile (the food advisor) and the list of daily vitamin requirements with the foods that provide them was really handy. What do you think of its accuracy? food advisor: http://whfoods.org/foodadvisor.php nutrition and foods: http://www.whfoods.com/nutrientstoc.php -CRT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hi Dave: As the devil's advocate I would like to make the point that, although the amount of beef in general and liver in particular that I eat is small, it is simply loaded with a startlingly wide range of micronutrients compared with all other beef products. For example, one can get all the B-12 one needs from one ounce of beef liver a week! (sic) But many other nutrients are also available in surprisingly large quantities in beef liver. This may not be totally surprising as one of the major functions of the liver is the storage of nutrients for future needs. I cook liver periodically for my cat, and cannot resist sneaking a small piece of two and hope he doesn't catch me doing it ; ^ ))) The best advice probably is: don't eat a lot of it. Rodney. > > > > Hi > > > > What do you guys think of this website? It's > > non-profit, informative, and I found the nutrient > > profile (the food advisor) and the list of daily > > vitamin requirements with the foods that provide them > > was really handy. What do you think of its accuracy? > > > > food advisor: > > > > http://whfoods.org/foodadvisor.php > > > > nutrition and foods: > > > > http://www.whfoods.com/nutrientstoc.php > > > > -CRT > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hi : Well since you ask. I did their quick questionnaire to find out what they thought my nutrient deficiencies are. I have several times logged everything I eat into CRON-o-Meter for a week, and each time it has come out with the same answers, so I am confident I do know what answers this questionnaire ought to come up with. Without making special efforts or taking supplements I am normally deficient four nutrients. They are Ca, Zn, and vitamins D and E. Their questionnaire correctly picked three of the four. It correctly identified calcium, zinc and D. However it said I had only a 1% chance of being deficient vitamin E! But it also claimed that I was deficient a whole lot of other nutrients which a careful analysis of logged foods says I am not. So it appears to have been mistaken when it said the probability I am deficient B-12 is 90%! ; pantothenic acid 90%! ; B6 63%! ; B1 60%! ; B2 54%! ; B3 46% and iron 28%. What is more I have had blood tests to check my B-12 and iron status and they confirm the CRON-o-Meter analysis. I am not even close to being deficient either of them. Knowing about nutrient deficiencies is important. But, imo, there are better ways to determine nutrient deficiencies than by this survey. But the better ways take more effort. I am sure the site has a lot of other useful information. But as with all health information, including even the published results of scientific studies, one should be cautious about assuming it represents some form of absolute truth. JMO Rodney. >> Hi > > What do you guys think of this website? It's> non-profit, informative, and I found the nutrient> profile (the food advisor) and the list of daily> vitamin requirements with the foods that provide them> was really handy. What do you think of its accuracy?> > food advisor:> > http://whfoods.org/foodadvisor.php> > nutrition and foods:> > http://www.whfoods.com/nutrientstoc.php> > -CRT> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hi Rodney. If you're looking for a good, low-calorie food source of zinc and Vitamin E, consider raw wheat germ. It can be used instead of flour in baking, pancakes, etc. or you can simply add it into hot cereals or whatever else you choose. It's typically less than $1 per pound, so it's light on the wallet too. Great stuff. -Dave > > > > Hi > > > > What do you guys think of this website? It's > > non-profit, informative, and I found the nutrient > > profile (the food advisor) and the list of daily > > vitamin requirements with the foods that provide them > > was really handy. What do you think of its accuracy? > > > > food advisor: > > > > http://whfoods.org/foodadvisor.php > > > > nutrition and foods: > > > > http://www.whfoods.com/nutrientstoc.php > > > > -CRT > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Liver is truly a wondrous food. I get mine in one of two forms - calves' or elk. My supplier is a local ranch store, so they grow their own and I trust their product enough to eat it rare. Because of mass-farming practices, I am really starting to shy away from things like chicken and pork, and embracing lots of fatty fish and the occasional hunk of red meat and/or liver. Seems like a good balance and the nutrients are out of this world. I even contemplated getting some liver into one of my megamuffin formulations for the extra nutritional boost - but I might have a hard time convincing people to eat them! ;-) > > Hi Dave: > > As the devil's advocate I would like to make the point that, > although the amount of beef in general and liver in particular that > I eat is small, it is simply loaded with a startlingly wide range of > micronutrients compared with all other beef products. > > For example, one can get all the B-12 one needs from one ounce of > beef liver a week! (sic) But many other nutrients are also > available in surprisingly large quantities in beef liver. > > This may not be totally surprising as one of the major functions of > the liver is the storage of nutrients for future needs. I cook > liver periodically for my cat, and cannot resist sneaking a small > piece of two and hope he doesn't catch me doing it ; ^ ))) > > The best advice probably is: don't eat a lot of it. > > Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 It was my understanding that one of the strikes against liver was that it’s the organ that “cleanses” the body – thus eating it would mean ingesting toxins. Perhaps this is an old wive’s tale? Don’t remember where I heard it. From: kaitainen <andrea@...> Reply-< > Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:34:34 -0000 < > Subject: [ ] Re: foodsite Liver is truly a wondrous food. I get mine in one of two forms - calves' or elk. My supplier is a local ranch store, so they grow their own and I trust their product enough to eat it rare. Because of mass-farming practices, I am really starting to shy away from things like chicken and pork, and embracing lots of fatty fish and the occasional hunk of red meat and/or liver. Seems like a good balance and the nutrients are out of this world. I even contemplated getting some liver into one of my megamuffin formulations for the extra nutritional boost - but I might have a hard time convincing people to eat them! ;-) > > Hi Dave: > > As the devil's advocate I would like to make the point that, > although the amount of beef in general and liver in particular that > I eat is small, it is simply loaded with a startlingly wide range of > micronutrients compared with all other beef products. > > For example, one can get all the B-12 one needs from one ounce of > beef liver a week! (sic) But many other nutrients are also > available in surprisingly large quantities in beef liver. > > This may not be totally surprising as one of the major functions of > the liver is the storage of nutrients for future needs. I cook > liver periodically for my cat, and cannot resist sneaking a small > piece of two and hope he doesn't catch me doing it ; ^ ))) > > The best advice probably is: don't eat a lot of it. > > Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hi Francesca: I would like to see the evidence for that. We know of course that the kidneys' principal purpose is to rid the blood of undesirable substances. And adipose is a place where bad stuff gets shunted off to out of the way ........... as explained in BT120YD with the much higher blood levels of various nasty chemicals when body fat is reduced with CR. But I haven't seen serious evidence implicating the liver. That does not mean, of course, that it doesn't exist. Rodney. > > > > Hi Dave: > > > > As the devil's advocate I would like to make the point that, > > although the amount of beef in general and liver in particular that > > I eat is small, it is simply loaded with a startlingly wide range of > > micronutrients compared with all other beef products. > > > > For example, one can get all the B-12 one needs from one ounce of > > beef liver a week! (sic) But many other nutrients are also > > available in surprisingly large quantities in beef liver. > > > > This may not be totally surprising as one of the major functions of > > the liver is the storage of nutrients for future needs. I cook > > liver periodically for my cat, and cannot resist sneaking a small > > piece of two and hope he doesn't catch me doing it ; ^ ))) > > > > The best advice probably is: don't eat a lot of it. > > > > Rodney. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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