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     CommentAuthorHeavenly Cod (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008 edited)

    
   Hi guys, lets clarify some misconceptions so that we can all look forward to a healthy lifestyle! I'm interested in food research!
   
   Butter vs Margarine Which is healthier?
   Calories/ Cholesterol - Both very high
   Saturated Fats - Butter is higher.
   Incidence of Heart Diseases - Margarine causes a greater incidence.
   Nutritional benefits - Margarine has none while butter has some.
   Major Fatty Acids - Butter contains cis while Margarine contains trans. trans fatty acids are incompatible to the body.
   Taste - butter tastes better than margarine
   Overall - butter is better. but try to stay away from both.
   *Margarine is just a molecule away from plastic. Even houseflies shun it!
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     CommentAuthorHeavenly Cod (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008 edited)

    
   Skipping meals to lose weight?
   Consequences
   * Calorie loading - Eating just one large meal tends to overwhelm your body with calories that it does not need at that moment. May result in weight gain.
   * Poor performance. Meal skippers accomplish less work, are physically less steady, and are slower at making decisions. Metabolism slows down to conserve the available energy, resulting in a sluggish, exhausted body.
   * Brain drain. The brain’s exclusive fuel, glucose, is compromised within four to six hours if you have not eaten. That’s because the glucose stored in the liver as glycogen, runs out during this time period.
   * Skipping meals cause stomach walls to be worn down by stomach acids, resulting in stomach ulcers
   * Other health complications that result when organs malfunction due to inadequate nutrients and depletion of body reserves
   
   Therefore, just eat and exercise regularly with discretion to maintain a healthy lifestyle
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     CommentAuthorBlues Almighty (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008 edited)

    
   haha is this considered a food myth:
   
   If you eat your rice clean clean, your spouse will have no pimples next time.
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     CommentAuthorHeavenly Cod (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008 edited)

    
   i'm not married..so i'm not sure..but as a precaution, i always ask someone to finish up my food
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     CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008)

    
   got another one! my grandma used to say if i hold the chopsticks further from the centre then my gf / wife would be from a foreign land.....mmm...i tend not to hold it near the centre...hahaha...

   caniggia
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     CommentAuthorHeavenly Cod (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008 edited)

    
   hey is egg yolk really good for health despite its high cholesterol levels? how many eggs do u eat per week?
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     CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008)

    

   Posted By: sc leonggot another one! my grandma used to say if i hold the chopsticks further from the centre then my gf / wife would be from a foreign land.....mmm...i tend not to hold it near the centre...hahaha...

   caniggia

   my granny used to lecture me on that issue too. but its been a habit that i've found it hard to change... i hold my chopsticks literally at the far end.
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     CommentAuthorcrunchychoconut (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008 edited)

    

   Posted By: Heavenly Codhey is egg yolk really good for health despite its high cholesterol levels?

   
   check this out!

   Heavenly Cod
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     CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008)

    
   HC , i believe in moderated eating, covering my food groups esp veg (re- food triangle) if possible as i know i dun eat enough of it. Check out the weekend Food program (sat/sun?) that debunks food myths using scientific methods.
   
   BA, I speak the truth mah, straight from the heart...hahaha....c caniggia understands woh...
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008)

     
    the old saying "chi fan chi mi, shuo hua you li" (eat rice/ grains will have logic in what you speak)
    dunno how true, bt i think our men in white haven't been eating their rice for a long long time.
    
    the old hokkien saying: "jia di-di, si hao-si" (eat sweet stuff, give birth to boys)
    do much for that, but i've yet to witness 100% accuracy in this amongst married/expecting frens
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      CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008)

     
    oh and whats the deal with throwing of sweets on the newly weds bed??? kinky stuff for night activities?
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      CommentAuthorcrunchychoconut (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008 edited)

     

    Posted By: caniggiathe old saying "chi fan chi mi, shuo hua you li" (eat rice/ grains will have logic in what you speak)...
    

    hmm..for the whole of last yr i didnt eat any rice for breakfast or lunch (on some days i ate for dinner though) cos rice makes me sleepy n i didnt want to fall asleep when i was studying in the day. but i myself can't judge if i spoke logically last yr leh. that one is for my schoolmates to judge. hahaha... XD
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      CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008)

     
    if SHe doesn't mind ...sure will throw in more! can also include choc fondant n tiramisu from de parma...hahahah
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      CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008)

     
    actually HC is rite leh...quite messy...eewwww...
    
    But not as bad as BA who uses cattle prod!!! yikes!!!!
    
    old wifes tale it may be...but its still our culture...quite interesting really.
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      CommentAuthorcloudgal (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008 edited)

     
    BA: its up to u to believe....how true, who knows?
    
    not scientifically proven stuff are not necessary rubbish....depends on whether u want to rather believe it than not believe at all....if the elders say its for gd, if its not unreasonable, den jus follow lo...better than incur the wrath of the elders rite? they happy, u happy....they not happy, u cfm not happy.
    
    peace of the ears is v impt ya know
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008 edited)

     

    Posted By: sc leong if SHe doesn't mind ...sure will throw in more! can also include choc fondant n tiramisu from de parma...hahahah

    
    

    Posted By: Heavenly Codeee then all the ants will come..

    then lidat more kinky... they use ants for foreplay... LOL
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      CommentAuthorBlues Almighty (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008)

     
    perhaps scientifically not true, but this little actions can affect our psychological mind...
    digress alr! food myths!
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      CommentAuthorHeavenly Cod (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008 edited)

     
    caniggia thats disgusting!!! ya i agree..its psychological..ok next time when i get married i'll throw sweets on the bed!
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      CommentAuthorcloudgal (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008)

     
    get a little boy to roll over on e bed too..ahahaha....
    eat tang yuans....
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      CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008)

     
    little boy - so that can give birth to a healthy boy
    
    sweets - a sweet marriage
    
    tang yuan- ????? whats the meaning of these round fat balls?
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008)

     

    Posted By: sc leong tang yuan- ????? whats the meaning of these round fat balls?

    "yuan man" aka bliss.... as fairytale endings all say, happily ever after
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      CommentAuthorRatatouille (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008)

     
    my mother used to say:
    
    "If u eat left overnight cooked eggs, u will get tua X X"
    
    in the end, my dad ate all of them.
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      CommentAuthorpicky gourmet (CommentTimeApr 1st 2008 edited)

     
    dude, I eat cold eggs all the time hahahaha =P don't they like taste more shiok when cold?
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      CommentAuthorHeavenly Cod (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     
    tua x x ?
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      CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     
    yeah ? what tua XX???
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      CommentAuthorRatatouille (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008 edited)

     

    Posted By: sc leongyeah ? what tua XX???

    go figure dude.
    
    

    Posted By: Heavenly Codtua x x ?

    u dun have those. dun worry HC.
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      CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     
    mmm....eggs n those???got connection meh???
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008 edited)

     
    tua XX?? care to be a lil more specific what the XX stands for??
    
    i suppose the old chinese saying, "yi xing bu xing" (eat something to nourish your something)
    ie: eat brains to nourish brains, eat meat to nourish muscle/flesh... etc
    
    so i suppose gals who aspire to give anna nicole smith or pamela anderson a race for the $, should be drinking milk via intra-venous...?? while those who wanna give jennifer lopez & beyonce knowles a race for a better rear, need to be downing "qi-li ziang" (aka chicken backside)
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      CommentAuthorhygiene (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     
    oh ya caniggia..i've heard of this saying too..haha does papaya milk really make girls more voluptuous?
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     

    Posted By: hygieneoh ya caniggia..i've heard of this saying too..haha does papaya milk really make girls more voluptuous?

    actually, i dunno how much is true. bt then again, even if the gals do pump themselves with papaya milkshake... no harm, cos there's lotsa nutrients in it.
    
    while as a guy, i'd be a lil more fearful.... dun think it's wise to be pumping on semen or testicles... sigh, FEARFACTOR singapore style...
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      CommentAuthorcloudgal (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     
    i tot papaya milk is to aid in generating milk for breast feeding leh. A course instructor told me it works for his wife when I was chatting with him at a course I attended recently. Said this old wives' tale works at least for his wife and hope the breast feeding can stretch as long as possible so tt can save on milk powder. After all breast milk is good.
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      CommentAuthorcloudgal (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     
    Soak in milk good for complexion tho...supposedly so....
    Eat chix ass is good for complexion...proven by my dad's fren....complexion improved..
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      CommentAuthorcrunchychoconut (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     
    my grandmother always says that eating a certain soupy chinese dessert tt contains barley and tau kee (what's this dessert called?) improves complexion. is it true? i dun see the link leh...
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      CommentAuthorcloudgal (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     
    oh..its called fu2 zhu3
    m not sure if it does improve complexion...
    
    fish skin!! tomatoes!! gd too!
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     
    i only know once a upon a time, beauticians used sandpaper technic on face... bt now technology improve, they do derma-brassion... for improving complexion. foods that smoothen the skin... i dunno if any have been scientifically/ medically proven.
    
    last i heard, guava & chilli both contain very high vitamin C... which is also touted to be good for complexion
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      CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     
    i know STRESS (mental) is very bad for complexion, last year broke out in pimples (1st time in my life) due to being upset. Now still carrying the scars!! sob sob.... NO stress No stress...think of happy place ...
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      CommentAuthorBlues Almighty (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     
    i everyday v happy also got pimples ):
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      CommentAuthorhygiene (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     

    Posted By: cloudgaloh..its called fu2 zhu3
    m not sure if it does improve complexion...
    
    fish skin!! tomatoes!! gd too!

    really!! barley w gingko nuts my fav lae!! gingko nuts boost brain btw
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      CommentAuthorBlues Almighty (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     
    aloe vera is good for complexion too!
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      CommentAuthorcloudgal (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     
    but do not overdose on gingko nuts...not gd...
    
    in fact, dun overdose on anything la...
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      CommentAuthorBlues Almighty (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     
    More food myths! This is an interesting discussion (:
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      CommentAuthorEileen Xie (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     
    my mother say watermelon skins are good, use it to rub the face. will improve the complextion of face.
    i do it sometimes. =)
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      CommentAuthorHoongy ! (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     
    oh man. now I understand what's happening. I better stop drinking papaya milk. thanks for the heads up Hygiene
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      CommentAuthorcloudgal (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     
    hahahaahahah..
    so u love papaya milk ah? :P
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      CommentAuthorRatatouille (CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008)

     
    gowing boobs huh Hoongy?
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 3rd 2008 edited)

     
    man-boobs?
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      CommentAuthorpicky gourmet (CommentTimeApr 3rd 2008 edited)

     

    Posted By: Eileen Xiemy mother say watermelon skins are good, use it to rub the face. will improve the complextion of face.
    i do it sometimes. =)

    does it help?
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 4th 2008)

     
    they say consuming tiger p*n*s can aid man with defunct manhood... but i think its just an apologist's logic to taste the feline's prick.
    
    bt for those who believe & subscribe to the concept of eating live monkey brains, i think their intellect really dropped to the level of primates.

    Heavenly Cod
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      CommentAuthorEileen Xie (CommentTimeApr 4th 2008 edited)

     

    Posted By: picky gourmet

    Posted By: Eileen Xiemy mother say watermelon skins are good, use it to rub the face. will improve the complextion of face.
    i do it sometimes. =)

    
    does it help?

    i tink it helps, my face is not so oily, i have less pimples now..but maybe it's just placebo effects. :P
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      CommentAuthorxLadYzStaRx™ (CommentTimeApr 4th 2008)

     
    how about this old wive's tale. they say when u eat you don't stick the chopsticks upright in your rice as it's either offering to the gods or the ghost will eat your food. thank god i use chopsticks to eat noodles not rice