advanced degrees do not guarantee inteligence

From: tcomeau (tunderbar_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/28/04 

Date: 28 Jun 2004 12:23:19 -0700

http://www.thehometownchannel.com/dietandfitness/3469250/detail.html

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Trying To Get Pregnant? Don't Eat Too Much Protein

POSTED: 2:46 pm EDT June 28, 2004

Low-carb, high-protein diets are all the rage these days, but they
might not be the best option for women hoping to become pregnant.
 
A diet moderately high in protein could reduce a woman's chances of
conceiving, according to a study presented Monday at a conference of
the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.

Researchers from the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine in
Englewood, Colo., found that a diet containing 25 percent protein
disrupted the normal genetic imprinting pattern in mice embryos at a
very early stage in their development. It also hindered embryo
implantation in the womb.

"Although our investigations were conducted in mice, our data may have
implications for diet and reproduction in humans," said Dr. David
Gardner, the study's lead researcher.

The average American diet consists of 14 percent protein, according to
the American Heart Association.
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Let's see... how do we test a low-carb diet on pregnant humans....
hmmm... hey I know, let's get some 100% herbivorous animals and feed
them a 25% protein diet then try to pretend that somehow it relates to
a primarily carnivorous omnivore like us humans. Yeah, that's the
ticket.

What a bunch of complete frikkin' idiots. And this is what passes as
science today. And this guy apparently was able to get an advanced
degree at an American university. And he gets this crap published...
and the press actually picks it up!!!!

Un-frikkin'-believable.

TC

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