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From:	Brian (121.217.147.118)
Subject:	More bad advice from Dr G
Date:	October 20, 2012 at 4:26 pm PST

Dr G refers to food combining in previous posts below, as the reason why bloating occurs. Food combining is absurd and not backed up by science. Pancreatic juice contains the enzymes to break down fat (lipase), protein (protease) and carbs (amylase). All 3 are secreted at the same time and it makes no difference in which order you consume different types of food/fruits. Stomach bloating on the 811 diet is caused from over consumption of fruit in a single sitting. The bloating is also felt in the colon which is a fermentation chamber and teaming with over 400 bacterial species which feed off saccharides and will cause bloating. The person named ‘Health’ below may consider testing for fructose malabsorption and look into FODMAPS. Also, remember that over 6.6gallons of gas is produced in the intestine daily, probably more for those on 811. Most of this gas is hydrogen and carbon dioxide and will cause bloating. This is a common problem for 811, and solutions include taking additional enzymes, probiotics, reducing fruit consumption and considering that 811 might not be right for you. People who sware by food combining are usually practising calorie restriction and eating/chewing slower and they mistake their digestive improvement on food combining. Dr G will now probably say that each person is different, but doesn't that contradict one of the main tenents of 811 and that is digestivly we are anatomically the same and function the same?. We genetically we are not the same, even the bacteria in Health's colon is different to yours. By the way no person under the age of 25 especially children should be on a vegan diet while the brain is still developing. Dr G obviously doesn't know this, but then again he's not a real doctor is he???

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