On Wed, 18 Dec 2002 11:14:58 -0500, krosenth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Someone on my cancer list posted the following:
>
>    <excerpted from my naturopathic doctor>
>    The main things you need to stay away from are foods that are difficult
>    on the liver.  These are red meats, nuts and seeds, and white flour or
>    white sugar.
>
>This is the first I've heard re. red meat, nuts being hard on the liver.
>  I eat a LOT of both and wonder if anyone has any knowledge of or opinions about this.

Due to a family member's liver problem, I have done many many hours of research
on this, and find that virtually all recommendations about diet and liver are
based on seventy-fifth-hand hearsay.

Many of that hearsay is actually originally based on the false low-fat
theories.

PS  Having said that, the post by Rob Bartlett sounds at least plausible.


Cheers,

Ken
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