tpf@gitpyr.UUCP (06/13/87)
I'm not sure if this is the best newgroup, but I was wondering
about a few things:
(1): What exactly is whey, and what it it's nutritional value.
(2): What nutrients are lost when whole milk is converted to
skim milk.
(3): Is using distilled water for drinking and cooking wise. I've
heard it can drain the body of minerals.
(4): What is the current concensus on 'multi-vitamins', and for what
vitamins is it OK to take over 100% USRDA (some go as high as
2000% USRDA).
Tom Friedel
references to information on the above would be appreciated.jeb@pbhye.UUCP (06/14/87)
According to my Webster's unabridged (aka the Boyd family Bible ) whey is ; hte serum or watery part of milk containing sugar, minerals, and lactalbumin that is separated from the thicker or more coagulable part or curd esp. in the process of making cheese. I know that this doesn't answer your ?? about the nutritional value, but maybe it helps some.
werner@aecom.YU.EDU (Craig Werner) (06/15/87)
In article <3736@gitpyr.gatech.EDU>, tpf@gitpyr.gatech.EDU (Tom Friedel) writes: > (4): What is the current concensus on 'multi-vitamins', and for what > vitamins is it OK to take over 100% USRDA (some go as high as > 2000% USRDA). > Tom Friedel This topic gets hashed around sci.med every so often. But let me say this: don't try asking for the current consensus on multi-vitamins, because one doesn't exist. On the net though, it seems everybody is in favor of them. I'm skeptical, leaning towards disbelief, and I've been called some nasty names because of that. You probably won't do any harm with the water soluble vitamins, although if you really overdo it, they all have some adverse effects (I haven't heard anything about Thiamine toxicity, but it's only a matter of time. Pyridoxine (B6) toxicity was only reported a few years ago. Vitamins A and D (which along with E and K are fat soluble) can be toxic in high doses, particularly Vitamin A, with which large doses are also associated with birth defects. A single multivitamin a day is not going to do any harm, and may do some good. But there is very little hard evidence to support megavitaminosis, and a lot of circumstantial evidence to avoid it. And despite what people say, the RDA (Recommeded Daily Allowance) is not the minimum daily requirement. In several cases, it is several times that. It is a balance of what a person should have to be safely assured of a non-deficiency state, with what can be reasonably obtained by a balanced diet containing only food. Megadoses are more of a waste of money than a danger, however. Still, some people swear by them. -- Craig Werner (MD/PhD '91) !philabs!aecom!werner (1935-14E Eastchester Rd., Bronx NY 10461, 212-931-2517) "Why is it that half the calories is twice the price?"
jnp@calmasd.GE.COM (John Pantone) (06/15/87)
(Tom Friedel) writes: > (1): What exactly is whey, and what it it's nutritional value. The liquid part of "cottage cheese" - kurds and whey. Not great - although it has some water-soluble vitamins - the nutritional value is much higher in the kurds. -- These opinions are solely mine and in no way reflect those of my employer. John M. Pantone @ GE/Calma R&D, Data Management Group, San Diego ...{ucbvax|decvax}!sdcsvax!calmasd!jnp jnp@calmasd.GE.COM