new research debunks trad views on nutrition

[saysfaa]

Has anyone seen anything about the gums in food - gar, carrageenan, etc ? Especially about their affect on gut health.

 

[Bawkbok]

I'm right there with you all. We have tons of books here and read something every day. It's not uncommon for me to have 5 active reads going simultaneously, depending on what content my mood craves for the day. For resource books, I'm one that "defaces" the book by highlighting, writing in margins and underlining. Love books. Grateful my mom made me read over the summers very early in life.

 

[Molpet]

For resource books, I'm one that "defaces" the book by highlighting, writing in margins and underlining

When I was in college I looked for those used text books. Lots of good notes as to what they thought was important....And they were cheaper. I also learned what's important to one person may not be on the test

 

[Perris]

Has anyone seen anything about the gums in food - gar, carrageenan, etc ? Especially about their affect on gut health.

nothing springs to mind.

 

[Perris]

Has anyone seen anything about the gums in food - gar, carrageenan, etc ? Especially about their affect on gut health.

further to this, I looked up van Tulleken Ultra Processed People (which I think you've read/got), and p.220 he has a little on xantham gum as the food of a new bacterium in people's microbiome (and another one that eats that bacterium's waste products).

"The effects of these bacteria are not understood, but it's clear that xanthum gum [which is a slime excreted by another bacterium, and typically forms black rot on vegetables] creates a food chain in the human gut and, since the bugs it feeds can colonise infants at an early age, it may be having profound effects on immune system development."

Xanthum gum is almost ubiquitous in ultra processed foods.

 

[LaFleche]

and now it appears that a preference for the written word is common amongst those on this thread!

Yes, it is with me too!

 

[Molpet]

, it may be having profound effects on immune system development."

Good or bad is the question

 

[ManueB]

Almost never the video versions unless it is about how to do something - then sometimes.

I also really prefer to learn by reading, for all the reasons already mentioned. But I agree with you that in some cases, seeing something done is really helpful, making it easier to learn watching a video. For example, how to bandage bumblefoot. Or, how to do a specific yoga stretch.
I hate watching recipes on video ..but if I had seen how to fold in egg whites into chocolate my first chocolate mousse many years ago would not have turned into a solid messy fail. Same could be said for folding puff pastry.

One reason not yet mentioned which makes it hard for me to learn by watching videos, is that my attention span is a lot shorter than when reading. If a video is longer than ten minutes, I have to pause watching or my mind switches off for a while. I can keep reading for hours and read different books at the same time without thinking about it.

I think it's partly a generational thing ?
The few years I was teaching we held a survey asking the students what type of online support they would prefer, pdf's, quizz, or videos, and they massively voted for videos .

In my case, I believe it's also maybe due to the fact that I grew up without a television and was taught to read at home very young. I would bet all of you who prefer learning with books grew up in households where that was the norm.

 

[Bawkbok]

it may be having profound effects on immune system development."

so this is my problem ...........thanks for the education.

 

[Bawkbok]

I also really prefer to learn by reading, for all the reasons already mentioned. But I agree with you that in some cases, seeing something done is really helpful, making it easier to learn watching a video. For example, how to bandage bumblefoot. Or, how to do a specific yoga stretch.
I hate watching recipes on video ..but if I had seen how to fold in egg whites into chocolate my first chocolate mousse many years ago would not have turned into a solid messy fail. Same could be said for folding puff pastry.

One reason not yet mentioned which makes it hard for me to learn by watching videos, is that my attention span is a lot shorter than when reading. If a video is longer than ten minutes, I have to pause watching or my mind switches off for a while. I can keep reading for hours and read different books at the same time without thinking about it.

I think it's partly a generational thing ?
The few years I was teaching we held a survey asking the students what type of online support they would prefer, pdf's, quizz, or videos, and they massively voted for videos .

In my case, I believe it's also maybe due to the fact that I grew up without a television and was taught to read at home very young. I would bet all of you who prefer learning with books grew up in households where that was the norm.

That's interesting because I have a hard time and get bored watching movies. Can't concentrate on it the whole time without the mind wandering here there and everywhere. A book - I never have this problem. I can get lost for hours and tune it all out. I believe you're right that it's a generational thing. We spent most of our time outside, playing creatively or reading, doing puzzles, etc. as kids. TV was only in the evening and the adults chose the content.