Guest guest Posted January 22, 2001 Report Share Posted January 22, 2001 Good lord! Garlic and Onions are HIGH in sulfur. why aren't they on this list? Re:[ ] Sulfur foods > I do not believe this list is accurate. > > Andy > > > > , > > A book entitled " Composition and Facts about Food " by Ford Heritage > has a chart which contains the following about sulfur > > Food Sources: Kale, turnip, raspberry, kelp, lettuce, brussel > sprouts, cabbage, cranberry, snap beans, cauliflower, spinach, okra, > cucumber, celery, peas, asparagus, avocado, tomato, filbert, carrot, > eggplant, turnip greens, Brazil nut, pineapple... these have over 400 > mg of sulfur per 100 grams of edible portion of the food. I've listed > them in more or less descending order and left out exotic or uncommon > sources like kohlrabi and horseradish. I thought garlic had high > sulfur but don't see it on this list... > > > > Under the column labelled Use in Body it says: hair, nails, insulin, > cartilage, blood, aids digestion and elimination, oxidizing agent in > hemoglobin. > > > > It states that sulfur is odorless, which confuses me because .I went > to a summer camp in a town with sulfur water which smelled like > rotten eggs. The only way we would drink it was to hold our noses. > > > > S > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > I'm so glad that this listserv is here. I am learning so much just > be reading all of the posts. I have searched the archives looking > for a list of foods with sulfur....but I can't find anything. There > is lots of talk about sulfur foods and avoiding them but nowhere does > it say what those foods are. Can anyone tell me what they are or > where to find a list? > > > > My next question: If your child shows a sensitivity to these sulfur > foods (whatever they are) what can you do about it? Avoid them? > Supplement? Chelate? Or all of the above? > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > In a message dated 1/21/01 10:18:47 AM Pacific Standard Time, > egroups writes: > > > > > > > > The sulfur elevation makes me think you need to check him for > sulfur > > > > food sensitivity, either by dietary experiment or by having > plasma > > > > cysteine determined. > > > > > > > > > > > *** > > [This messag > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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