Comments on: Five for Fridays – Nov 20, 2009 http://www.littlestomaks.com/2009/11/five-for-fridays-nov-20-2009/ Science Driven Real Life Toddler Nutrition Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:42:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: TwinToddlersDad http://www.littlestomaks.com/2009/11/five-for-fridays-nov-20-2009/#comment-1156 TwinToddlersDad Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:51:01 +0000 http://www.littlestomaks.com/?p=3300#comment-1156 Hi Linda Thanks for visiting my blog. What kind of food allergies do your grandchildren have? How do you manage their nutrition? I would love to have you share your tips with my readers. On the subject of prevention, the cost is really time and commitment and not many people want to take that on. Plus there is always this sense that "it will not happen to me", so why worry. Good luck! Hi Linda
Thanks for visiting my blog. What kind of food allergies do your grandchildren have? How do you manage their nutrition? I would love to have you share your tips with my readers.
On the subject of prevention, the cost is really time and commitment and not many people want to take that on. Plus there is always this sense that “it will not happen to me”, so why worry.
Good luck!

]]> By: Linda Fulkerson http://www.littlestomaks.com/2009/11/five-for-fridays-nov-20-2009/#comment-1154 Linda Fulkerson Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:39:35 +0000 http://www.littlestomaks.com/?p=3300#comment-1154 I'm a newcomer to this blog, thanks to IComLeavWe. As one who is approaching 50 and has two grands with food allergies, I found your post both informative and relevant! I agree about the prevention is better than the cure. It's also MUCH cheaper in the long run. Sadly most will continue eating what they want and not exercising like they should. I know I do. I need to make a lot of changes! Thanks for sharing! Linda Fulkerson I’m a newcomer to this blog, thanks to IComLeavWe. As one who is approaching 50 and has two grands with food allergies, I found your post both informative and relevant!

I agree about the prevention is better than the cure. It’s also MUCH cheaper in the long run. Sadly most will continue eating what they want and not exercising like they should. I know I do. I need to make a lot of changes!

Thanks for sharing!
Linda Fulkerson

]]> By: richard http://www.littlestomaks.com/2009/11/five-for-fridays-nov-20-2009/#comment-1148 richard Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:22:26 +0000 http://www.littlestomaks.com/?p=3300#comment-1148 I don't think it is low vitamin D levels that are responsible for heart disease, rather it is low exposure to sunlight that is responsible for heart disease. When UV (yes, that thing we are told to avoid for the health of our skin) interacts with the cholesterol in our skin it produces vitamin D (which helps prevent cancer, BTW). When we avoid the sun (or worse, use sunblock) the cholesterol is not converted and stays in the bloodstream. As far as I am concerned, the primary benefit of the Mediterranean Diet is not the diet itself, but the sun exposure in those climates. I am sure diet has some effect, since nothing ever works in isolation. I blogged about my concerns over sunscreen a few years ago over <a href="http://forbidden-planet.blogspot.com/2006/05/what-self-cleaning-windows-deodorizing.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Of course, we should not be roasting ourselves in the sun. That sort of sun exposure is insane. But we shouldn't be afraid of it either. I don’t think it is low vitamin D levels that are responsible for heart disease, rather it is low exposure to sunlight that is responsible for heart disease.

When UV (yes, that thing we are told to avoid for the health of our skin) interacts with the cholesterol in our skin it produces vitamin D (which helps prevent cancer, BTW).

When we avoid the sun (or worse, use sunblock) the cholesterol is not converted and stays in the bloodstream.

As far as I am concerned, the primary benefit of the Mediterranean Diet is not the diet itself, but the sun exposure in those climates. I am sure diet has some effect, since nothing ever works in isolation.

I blogged about my concerns over sunscreen a few years ago over here.

Of course, we should not be roasting ourselves in the sun. That sort of sun exposure is insane. But we shouldn’t be afraid of it either.

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