Reality Check by Dave Whamond for January 19, 2012
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But Doc, it's the only way I can swallow them! And don't you think hiding your cholesterol pills inside a ball of cheese or a glob of peanut butter kinda defeats the purpose?
The kind of cholesterol tey’re talking about when referring to your blood or your diet does not exist in plants. You can only get it from animal sources – meat, eggs, dairy. The cheese you melt on top has cholesterol, but the eggplant doesn’t.
Last night’s Dr Oz had stuff on extranious materials that could be (purpously or not) in supplements that people buy. I was glad to see that it was mostly weight loss or energy items (that I never would use) but the info showed that factories of cut rate vitamins might also not have the best standards (just as candy and other say “fabricated in … where peanuts etc are also processed” or similar, except that here we are talking about medical drugs. I have stopped taking even vitamins since I eat so many good fruits and vegetables as well as seeds and whole grains. My latest bloodwork was great! At 74 I use no medications. I admit to too much TV and was glad to see that 2 favorite crime shows have new season (Criminal Minds and The Mentalist). I can’t watch just cooking and decorating ;-P
Nebulous Premium Member over 12 years ago
Peanut butter is a vegetable product. It has no cholesterol.Fat, yes, but no cholesterol.
wilb44 over 12 years ago
Give them as a suppository.
Aussie Down Under over 12 years ago
His answer is hard to swallow.
psychlady over 12 years ago
Yeah, but it helps the pills go down!
Larry Miller Premium Member over 12 years ago
Maybe Mary Puppins taught him that.
Lawrence Cohen over 12 years ago
The kind of cholesterol tey’re talking about when referring to your blood or your diet does not exist in plants. You can only get it from animal sources – meat, eggs, dairy. The cheese you melt on top has cholesterol, but the eggplant doesn’t.
REDROCKER51 over 12 years ago
i always have a diet 7 up with my big piece of chocolate cake…
rekam Premium Member over 12 years ago
Rather than Tee hee!, it should be Snerk!
vldazzle over 12 years ago
Last night’s Dr Oz had stuff on extranious materials that could be (purpously or not) in supplements that people buy. I was glad to see that it was mostly weight loss or energy items (that I never would use) but the info showed that factories of cut rate vitamins might also not have the best standards (just as candy and other say “fabricated in … where peanuts etc are also processed” or similar, except that here we are talking about medical drugs. I have stopped taking even vitamins since I eat so many good fruits and vegetables as well as seeds and whole grains. My latest bloodwork was great! At 74 I use no medications. I admit to too much TV and was glad to see that 2 favorite crime shows have new season (Criminal Minds and The Mentalist). I can’t watch just cooking and decorating ;-P