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To: zerosix; dalereed
Article indicates that gas produced by "protein eaters (meat) smell worse than the gas produced by high fiber" diners, naturally!

I don't know what article you are reading, but the one provided by the LINK reads EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE.

"According to gastroenterologists, carbohydrates such as sugars, starches and fibers produce the most gas in the colon, as they do not get absorbed as completely in the small intestine. This is why vegans and vegetarians tend to be more flatulent than their meat-eating counterparts."

54 posted on 04/01/2014 12:08:46 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: UCANSEE2

In 8th grade, Joey Luciano told us about lighting his farts. He told us to “watch this”, whiich is the predecessor of , “hold muh beer”.

Out came the matches, down went the pants, match lit, placed close to tush, fart let go, blast of flame and tush burns. Off to the hospital.

To this day we call him the original “Flaming A$$hole.”


57 posted on 04/01/2014 12:22:21 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz ("Heck of a reset there, Hillary")
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To: UCANSEE2; zerosix; dalereed

The two ideas are not necessarily contradictory. It is likely vegetarians produce more gas and meat-eaters produce more potent gas.


62 posted on 04/01/2014 12:34:34 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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To: UCANSEE2
My copy on line reads in the seventh paragraph, last sentence reads:
"According to Sheth, many red meats and protein contain high amounts of sulfur – so while herbivores may pass gas more often, flatus from meat eaters may smell much worse."
63 posted on 04/01/2014 12:37:08 PM PDT by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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