[Sca-cooks] snarky remarks about eating habits

[Stefan li Rous]

  Pani Jadwiga Zajaczkowa asked:
> > Let the incipient diabetics heap sugar on their foods- I like most 
> foods
> > cooked simply, with spices used to accentuate the natural flavors- 
> when I'm
> > not in one of my frequent hot-n-spicy moods ;-)
>
> Hm... anyone know what they diagnosed diabetes as in the 17th and 18th
> centuries? If an increase in sugar intake WERE the controlling factor 
> in
> diabetes, one would expect an upsurge in diabetes deaths with the
> massively increased use of sugar in that time period.
If I'm remembering correctly, it was diagnosed by the Romans and in the 
Middle Ages. They recognised the symptoms. They just couldn't do much 
about it.

Hmmm. Okay, this is one of several messages in my p-medicine-msg file 
on diabetes:
> Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 08:07:28 -0500
> From: "D. Clay-Disparti" <Clay at talstar.com>
> Subject: Re: SC - Diabetes
>
> It has been so many years I do not remember the source, but... the 
> Greeks knew
> about and treated Diabetes.  They advised against sweet and rich 
> foods, knowing
> these could worsten the condition.  They knew a simple diet and 
> exercise would be a proper treatment.  I recall some off-handed remark 
> being quoted...if the person with the disease refused to quit eating 
> sweet and rich foods, death would be the result.  There was nothing 
> more to be said, if the patient did not want the help, then wash your 
> hands of them.  I seem to recall this information and more was in a 
> book dealing with women in the healing profession, although my memory 
> is hazy at times.
>
> Isabella/Dee

Stefan
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