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Page 3 of 3 < 1 2 3 Topic Options #107182 - 07/13/03 03:23 PM Re: worth emphasizing wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Dear WW: here is an excerpt from an NIH publication: "How can you make sure you're getting enough folic acid? In 1998, the Food and Drug Administration mandated that folic acid be added to enriched grain products - so you can increase your intake by looking for breakfast cereals, breads, pastas, and rice containing 100% of the recommended daily folic acid allowance. But for most women, eating fortified foods isn't enough. To reach the recommended daily level, you'll probably need a vitamin supplement. Talk to your doctor about whether he or she recommends a prescription supplement or an over-the-counter brand." Top #107183 - 07/16/03 10:23 PM Re: worth emphasizing doc_comfort addict Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 618 Loc: Australia Apologies for any inadvertant mantling. Spina bifida and other neural tube defects are decreasing in incidence for a couple of reasons. Firstly, as mentioned above, the understanding of the preventative role of folic acid. Secondly, the increase in (nay, introduction of) pre-natal detection and hence an increase in elective termination of the pregnancy. There are a number of different atresias (oesophageal - the spelling IS regional, if the Commonwealth nations are a region, biliary, duodenal, any part of the gut really) and they are quite common, lethal if untreated, but easily corrected in most cases. Top #107184 - 07/24/03 06:46 AM Re: worth emphasizing dxb Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/06/02 Posts: 1692 Loc: UK An interesting discussion to read. Thank you all. Edit: just remembered that when I was a boy we were told that if a potato had been cooked with 'eyes' still in it we should cut them away and never eat them. Wonder what was behind that old wives' tale? Top #107185 - 07/24/03 07:15 AM Re: worth emphasizing maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4757 I don't think it is an OWT, dixby - potatoes can be a source of a poison called solanine in some circumstances. http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/icooks/ask_8-5-02.html Top #107186 - 07/25/03 02:28 AM Re: worth emphasizing Bingley Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/09/00 Posts: 3065 Loc: Jakarta So is there owt in it? Bingley _________________________ Bingley Top #107187 - 07/25/03 06:31 AM Re: worth emphasizing Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13653 Nah, there's nowt in't. Top #107188 - 07/25/03 10:11 AM Re: worth emphasizing wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 One of potato lore that surprised me. My daughter on Prince Edward Island told me that after the potato harvest there, the small potatoes left in the fields were not safe to eat after the first frost. I do not know the basis for that, but have no reason to disbelieve it. The islanders are too frugal to waste anything without good reason. Top Page 3 of 3 < 1 2 3 Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8419 Members 16 Forums 13686 Topics 209713 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members Stephen A, fgjhgjk, Nora Francis, sabosophie, Lore Lorena 8419 Registered Users Who's Online 1 registered (junebug), 42 Guests and 2 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 82 jenny jenny 65 wofahulicodoc 47 endymion6 43 BranShea 35 Rhubarb Commando 27 Buffalo Shrdlu 19 Jackie 16 zmjezhd 15 Faldage 15 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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