THE FOLLOW-UP ON THIS WAS SET TO UK.REC.GARDENING. I expect it's a troll.
But if it's legit, I wonder if there's a relation to acid/alkali. Charts
promoting an alkaline-producing diet show vegs as alkaline-producing, meats
as acid-producing.
Skinny
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Roger said:Hello.
I wonder if I could share something with you. I do this in the hope
that you might be able to help me resolve a dietary problem.I was warden of an open house for a number of years. We ran special
week-ends including all vegey ones. We also had a number of residents
who were vegies. Two things have always stood out in my mind and in
fact now puzzled me.
/snip trollish details of digstive problems the vegetarians had/
Quoted message said:(The red meat eating Anglo-Catholic High Church folks were quite
different. Mind you they had bouts of "the scour" when venison was on
the menu.)I have yet to get a convincing reason for the difference. I'm also not
convinced that this is a natural outcome of eating so much vegetable
material.
The obvious thing would be to look at how the vegs were cooked. Asian vegs
were cooked to softness, but very spicy and served over rice that retained
some fiber. Modern veg diets often emphasize raw veg.
Quoted message said:The problem is now quite acute because my Doctor has advised
me, due to my advancing years, to eat more high fibre foods like veg
and less red meat. Any thoughts on how to control the above problems
would be welcomed. Especially from those of you who have increased
your fibre intake.Roger.