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New Gut Bacteria Research: What's So Special About the Japanese Gut?
Recently, scientists have determined that distinct differences in gut microbiota can develop depending on what region a person is from and, consequently, what foods are eaten. One study in particular discovered that the marine bacterium found on seaweed, Zobellia galactanivorans, has a specialized set of enzymes called porphyranases that break down the sulfur-rich carbohydrates found in marine algae, specifically nori.
.... Japanese guts are equipped with special enzymatic tools that help to digest seaweed carbohydrates.
Further research includes a study that looked at the gut microbiome of 13 Japanese volunteers and 18 North American volunteers. Seven potential porphyran-digesting enzymes were found in the gut bacteria of the Japanese volunteers, while researchers could not find a single similar gene among the North American volunteers.
matsuki wrote:I've heard this from many Japanese who have been so bold to assume nori give me the shits or I can't digest it. I digest it just fine and while I have never asked, I've yet to hear of a furrin barbarian claiming they can't digest seaweed. So scuse me for being a bit skeptical of another iteration of this claim to "North Americans" about the magic Japanese gut while trying to sell them a product to allow their obviously inferior guts to enjoy the same unique digestive properties. (...while basically implying the bacteria on raw seaweed do the same thing?)
wagyl wrote:EDIT: Yeah, the original source looks like trash anyway.
Wage Slave wrote:wagyl wrote:EDIT: Yeah, the original source looks like trash anyway.
One of Tacky's sources trash? You're avin a laff, incha?
wagyl wrote:I have never heard a claim that seaweed is indigestible by the ethnically disadvantaged. Maybe I just haven't been listening.
In an interview with New York Magazine, Moore described what happens to her face after she eats the Japanese dish, which is made by combining specially prepared rice with seafood and vegetables.
“It’s because of the sodium. My husband loves to have sushi in L.A. because it’s so good out there. But if I’m there for an awards show or something, I’m like, ‘No, I’m not doing it the night before the Golden Globes. My face will be puffy,” Moore told the magazine, which credited her with popularizing the term.
People might notice puffier faces and more pronounced bags under their eyes several hours or even a day after eating sushi because it can be a salty meal. Soy sauce contains loads of sodium; one tablespoon includes 900 milligrams of sodium, which is a big chunk of the daily allowance for sodium intake. (The American Heart Association recommends people eat no more than 2,300 milligrams per day but urges people to consider 1,500 milligrams, ideally.)
While soy sauce contains a whopping amount of sodium, sushi fish and sushi rice also contain salt. Eating all that sodium causes the cells to retain fluid.
“Your body wants to be in balance," said Dr. Adam Friedman, an associate professor of dermatology at George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences. "Your body wants to hold onto more water so you have a balance of water and salt."
Want to really exacerbate your sushi face? Drink a little saki, or any other alcohol, with your meal.
“You would be swollen and dehydrated,” Friedman said. “That combo is worse.”
SourceKikkoman soy sauce contains a large amount of sodium per serving -- 920 mg, or 38 percent your maximum daily sodium intake of 2,400 mg. The Mayo Clinic suggests keeping sodium intake to 1,500 mg, especially if you have high blood pressure, kidney disease or diabetes. Sodium can increase blood pressure, which can damage blood vessels and increase the risk of developing heart disease.
TennoChinko wrote:Similar to how in the 70’s, the USG decided saturated fats were the cause of cardiovascular disease and promoted substances like margarine over butter, we might see the the current doom and damnation over salt reverse itself in the near future ...
There's increasing evidence that healthy people don't need to worry about salt intake
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-bad- ... ure-2017-5
matsuki wrote:TennoChinko wrote:Similar to how in the 70’s, the USG decided saturated fats were the cause of cardiovascular disease and promoted substances like margarine over butter, we might see the the current doom and damnation over salt reverse itself in the near future ...
There's increasing evidence that healthy people don't need to worry about salt intake
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-bad- ... ure-2017-5
I wonder what "healthy" will be in 20 or 40 years.
TennoChinko wrote:Similar to how in the 70’s, the USG decided saturated fats were the cause of cardiovascular disease and promoted substances like margarine over butter, we might see the the current doom and damnation over salt reverse itself in the near future ...
There's increasing evidence that healthy people don't need to worry about salt intake
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-bad- ... ure-2017-5
Grumpy Gramps wrote:4 benefits of using Himalayan salt
Source 100% legit!
In the meantime, I keep avoiding salt
wagyl wrote:The saltiness in Zoute Drop is not sodium based, but from ammonium chloride.
Maybe your energisation was due to the long-held claim that liquorice is an aphrodisiac.
Before Matsuki gets too excited, it should be noted that liquorice root also includes his Kryptonite, phytoestrogens.
Too much will also reduce your potassium levels below normal.
Russell wrote:It's funny that yesterday night I felt a strong urge to eat very salty Dutch liquorice, and unexpectedly felt more energetic afterwards. I am not on a low-salt diet, but admittedly I drink lots of fluids, so I may have had a lack of salt...
Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:Russell wrote:It's funny that yesterday night I felt a strong urge to eat very salty Dutch liquorice, and unexpectedly felt more energetic afterwards. I am not on a low-salt diet, but admittedly I drink lots of fluids, so I may have had a lack of salt...
No! Dutch licorice is one of the world's great culinary treats and it is totally justifiable to have had such a reaction to eating it. (Merkin science at work, but still...)
Russell wrote:Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:Russell wrote:It's funny that yesterday night I felt a strong urge to eat very salty Dutch liquorice, and unexpectedly felt more energetic afterwards. I am not on a low-salt diet, but admittedly I drink lots of fluids, so I may have had a lack of salt...
No! Dutch licorice is one of the world's great culinary treats and it is totally justifiable to have had such a reaction to eating it. (Merkin science at work, but still...)
I thought that only the Dutch can fully appreciate the taste of their liquorice, but I now see I was wrong. Did you learn to eat it at a young age?
Russell wrote:...I thought that only the Dutch can fully appreciate the taste of their liquorice
Taro Toporific wrote:Russell wrote:...I thought that only the Dutch can fully appreciate the taste of their liquorice
Huh?
"Lakrica" (when raw, "saldymedis") is a primary food group in the Baltic nations.
Sen-Sen® used to be the main breath freshener for old alcoholics in the Lithuanian and Baltic communities.
Russell wrote:The worst are the Brits with their Englishliquorice.anything they call food
it is actually from Portugal.
Takechanpoo wrote:btw, just inspect your home countries cuisine. there must be almost no truly originals but the time your ancestors copied is so long-time ago that you and your buddies just forgot it. in addition the western mass medias dont focus on it. (yea somehow the western mass medias always try to focus only on the copies by japanese and ignore their own ones.)
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