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The other day, a friend of mine asked me for my opinion on “food combining”. I usually have an opinion on everything dealing with nutrition, but in this particular case I had…
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This is a great article. pseudo science and the perpetuation of it is something that really gets me going. Great article Pete!

thanks jekim!

another myth busted, BOOM! haha. i love looking into things like this to see if there’s any real scientific basis or not. i’d rather people know the truth than have to try and figure out what they can trust, especially with all the bad science and false marketing out there.

Pete,

Agreed, maybe we should start a show or you could do some articles titles “Myth Busters!” that would be a lot of fun.

And informative!

Check out this article.. Dr. Oz believes:
“FRUIT SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH”
“FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD.

“Let’s say you eat two slices of bread, then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it’s prevented from doing so. 

 
In the meantime, the whole meal rots and ferments, and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach, and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.”  

http://www.muscledog.com/blog/view/223/INTERESTING_INFO_FROM_DR_OZ#&r=8
what do you guys this about this blog?

Hey Petie, I was finally able to check out your site, love the article thanks for doing the research, interesting concept. But isnt it true fruit is fiber?

thanks Cher, yes fruit has a lot of fiber compared to most grains, and also packs far more vitamins and nutrients in the same package. yes many are high in fruit sugars and have a high glycemic index, but the fiber (mostly soluble, meaning it dissolves in water) mitigates the insulin response and blood glucose effects of the sugar.

as far as Dr. Oz’s comments, in all honesty i think it’s a crock of crap and have never seen any research to prove what he is saying. every single thing you eat, even water, goes from your mouth, down your esophogus, and into your stomach where it comes into contact with a highly acidic environment, mostly hydrochloric acid. there your gastric acids break food down and transport the particles to your intestines where the nutrients are removed and shuttled into your blood stream for cleansing via your liver, pancreas, etc and distributed throughout your body.

the comments about fruit being blocked in the stomach and fermenting are absurd to be frank. it’s not like fruit dissolves within seconds and is transported straight to your liver, bypassing all the other systems. everything is thrown in the same pot to be broken down, regardless of the ph of the food. yes some things may take longer to break down than others depending on the fiber and strength of the chemical bonds, but nothing will ever sit in your stomach long enough to “ferment” and your stomach acids are more than strong enough to kill any bacteria that might casue that to happen anyways.

and for the record i’m not a fan of Dr. Oz. most doctors don’t know crap about nutrition.