Dr Strangelove (how I learned to stop worrying and love Boris)

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Montysoptician said:
Spot on Smug, this voting system will be with us long after I have gone so I don't see any point in whinging about it.

I watch a lot of parliament on TV when I am working at my computer and I can’t remember a more questionable rabble on either side of the house than we have at the moment. I am a Labour voter but have the utmost respect for some of the older statesmen like Kenneth Clarke, Michael Hestletine and Michael Portillo to an extent. If I am around in 20 years time, I don’t think I will remember any of this lot with the same affection.
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Democracy is the worst form of government.... Except for all the others that have been tried - Winston Churchill
 
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rooch 3 said:
Don’t jest I’ve had them down at Hylton at the Shipwrights really nice as well<ok><laugh>
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People have been saying that eating insects might help solve problems for a while now. They eat them in plenty of places. I've had a few different types. They're alright. Locusts are just land prawns.
 
The Norton Cat said:
People have been saying that eating insects might help solve problems for a while now. They eat them in plenty of places. I've had a few different types. They're alright. Locusts are just land prawns.
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Most humans have a problem digesting chitin, which is the chemical component associated with the shell on bugs, I believe some Australian Aborigines and as such related populations like Thai's have a genetic factor that is able to digest it better, similar to how Europeans can eat dairy and other peoples cannot.
 
alcoauth said:
Most humans have a problem digesting chitin, which is the chemical component associated with the shell on bugs, I believe some Australian Aborigines and as such related populations like Thai's have a genetic factor that is able to digest it better, similar to how Europeans can eat dairy and other peoples cannot.
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I must be part Aborigine/Thai because I can eat anything.
 
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alcoauth said:
Most humans have a problem digesting chitin, which is the chemical component associated with the shell on bugs, I believe some Australian Aborigines and as such related populations like Thai's have a genetic factor that is able to digest it better, similar to how Europeans can eat dairy and other peoples cannot.
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A 2007 paper by Paoletti et al. details the identification of Chitinase in the gastric secretions of a sample of Italians. A paper published in Nature this year also states that no one should have problems digesting chitin and that in addition to protein and micronutrients, insects are a much better source of dietary fibre, Omega-3, and other fatty acids than most animal products.
Also, one third of the adult population worldwide are lactase persistent. Milk consumption isn't just observed in northern Europe, its also a traditional feature of some central and southern Asian, middle Eastern, and sub-saharan African diets.
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The Norton Cat said:
A 2007 paper by Paoletti et al. details the identification of Chitinase in the gastric secretions of a sample of Italians. A paper published in Nature this year also states that no one should have problems digesting chitin and that in addition to protein and micronutrients, insects are a much better source of dietary fibre, Omega-3, and other fatty acids than most animal products.
Also, one third of the adult population worldwide are lactase persistent. Milk consumption isn't just observed in northern Europe, its also a traditional feature of some central and southern Asian, middle Eastern, and sub-saharan African diets.
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Jesus where did I come from<laugh><laugh>
 
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The Norton Cat said:
A 2007 paper by Paoletti et al. details the identification of Chitinase in the gastric secretions of a sample of Italians. A paper published in Nature this year also states that no one should have problems digesting chitin and that in addition to protein and micronutrients, insects are a much better source of dietary fibre, Omega-3, and other fatty acids than most animal products.
Also, one third of the adult population worldwide are lactase persistent. Milk consumption isn't just observed in northern Europe, its also a traditional feature of some central and southern Asian, middle Eastern, and sub-saharan African diets.
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Sure, but at much lower rates, Northern Europe is around 90% LP. Also there are studies that show persistent consumption of Chitin may contribute to conditions that lead to IBS, I believe there is some pressure from lobby groups to suppress this as there is now a narrative that proteins derived from bugs are better for the environment than cattle and a lot of wealth has been pushed into this sector already in anticipation of the switchover. I wouldn't trust these new studies any more than a study tied to the bigger pharmaceutical companies in the US.
 
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