Fruit with meals (was) Fruit with meals reduces oxidative stress assoc w/caloric intake

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Just a side comment about the study relating the health effects of eating fruit with meals: perhaps this is another piece of the puzzle of the “French paradox” i.e. that the french who drink wine (grapes) with all their meals do not seem to suffer any ill effects from their high fat diet.

From: Dave <davemaddux@...>

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Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:43:27 -0000

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Subject: [ ] Re: Fruit with meals reduces oxidative stress assoc w/caloric intake

Everything I've read about the cautions of eating protein and fruit

together, or protein and carbohydrate together, seem to be only

anecdotal. Actually, what I have read is " fruit will ferment in your

COLON if you eat it with protein, since it takes 12 hours for protein

to digest. " This doesn't make sense to me, since digestion takes

place in the stomach, different foods leave the stomach at different

rates, nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine, and your colon

removes water from your stool. Shouldn't your food be digested before

it reaches your colon?

I limit my intake of carbs and grains overall but I have never

experienced discomfort from eating fruit and protein together. Is

there a study or any science to support this idea?

Dave

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> It seems obvious, though perhaps it's not, that if you are truly

> practicing CRON (and not just CR), then your meals should already be

> comprised largely of fruits and vegetables. I generally eat a few

> servings of fruits and/or vegetables with (or as) each of my 5 daily

> meals.

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> -Dave

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