Posted on 03/22/2010 1:19:34 PM PDT by dan1123
The engine tanked and the repair facility checked the gas and they said alchohl was the culprit.
Now the greenies and corn farmers want to mandate a 20% mixture .
Forgot to add that my triglyceride levels are now in the normal range—all these things are affected by HFCS, so I don’t think it’s a coincidence my problems ended for the most part when I restricted it from my and my family’s diet.
"Check the Passover section of your supermarket. Some soda companies produce a sugar/sucrose-based version of their products around Passover for Jews who are restricted by custom from eating corn during this time.
Coca-Cola produces a version of Coke without corn syrup that can be identified by a yellow cap and is considered by some to taste better than Coke Zero, which is also free of corn syrup but contains artificial sweeteners, not sugar."
You mean protect congressmen from sugar produciong states.
What actually tanked? Engine (burnt pistons and valves), or fuel supply system? I've used methanol in both racing Karts and 800 horse-power sprint cars. I know ethanol is different from methanol, but they are close enough that the changes made for one will usually accommodate the other.
Firt thing is they don't like the same rubber fuel lines your gasoline-powered engines have always used - they eat them up, melt them from the inside out. The methanol-powered Karts couldn't use the standard black rubber fuel line that the gasoline engines used, it was polyurethane.
Second, they leave behind a residue that can clog things up - for the Karts, the remedy was running a few ounces of WD-40 through the main line, carb, and into the engine before packing it up at the end of the day. This got rid of any residual methanol, lubricated things (methanol works to dry things out), and eliminated the potential for corrosive deposites left behind when the methanol evaporated.
Obviously the nutrient quality of your food matters so a calorie is scientifically not just a calorie. But for practical purposes it is. What the average fatso does is look at a bunch of soda or cookies with “natural sugar” and decides “oh look no high fructose corn syrup. I can eat the whole box.” I see alot of people delude themselves into thinking they can get away with eating a ton of fruit or drinking gallons of orange juice. Bottom line is moderating your sugar/carb intake while creating an overall calorie deficit is the key to losing weight. Just avoiding the real crap like refined flour and HFCS will make you feel better but won’t necessarily make you lean.
But in the study, the rats ingested exactly the same thing in the exact same amounts, and the ones who had HFCS got fatter. It wasn't nutrient quality in the food, the only difference was switching sugar with HFCS.
I have been on a fitness kick for the last 6 months after I got sick of comparing myself to my always ripped lifeguard brother. (Now down 40lbs—beer gut to six pack!) I’m sort of in health nazi mode right now and I love to talk about this stuff so forgive me if I keep posting on these diet threads. I eat a very simple whole-food oriented high protein, relatively low carb diet and never felt or looked better. It’s definitely the way to go.
Certainly agreed. People who can’t get a handle on their weight usually have a psychological addiction to carbs/junk and a deluded concept of how many calories they really eat/burn.
I said “for practical purposes” meaning how people approach their diet in real life. I have no doubt that regular sugar is preferable to high fructose corn syrup (I personally avoid the latter whenever possible) but you still have to really watch how much sugar is in your food. It cracks me up to see people at Whole Foods loading up on these sugary, calorie-filled “Natural Sodas.”
In a seperate experiment in Alabama, I can vouch that it DOES cause excessive weight gain.
I’m not sure about that.
The name of the place that rented the sleds is:
Trckside. Eagle River, Wi.
They could definatley tell you more.
It sounds like you are into motors a lot more than I am.
Good luck
I used to be. Now with the Cubanesque takeover of this country, I may very well be again.
When I was in the Air Force, I gained a little weight. They put me on the fat-boy program which was a low-fat, carb rich diet. I didn't lose more than a pound or two. I was doing mandatory aerobics thrice-weekly and playing full-court basketball with a lot of my buddies almost daily. That lack of weight loss with all the exercise I was doing really made me think about what was going on.
Now, I'm way too fat (nobody's fault but mine), and I'm looking to Atkins as a solution. It's amazing how much crap is in packaged food these days.
After I lose the weight, I'll be likely going on a whole/real food for life plan. Basically, it's "eat food, not too much, mostly plants."
... corn to fatten hogs and cattle ...
Yep, our feed mill’s nutritionist calls corn the gold standard for fattening livestock.
So, corn is starchy and fattening. Who knew?
Through the centuries rice got added (both species I believe), then oats and other grains were added to the restricted list. So far soybeans aren't on the list (which thoughtfully allows devout folks to continue with a heavy sashimi diet through the High Holy Days).
Given that the Hebrews at the time of Passover had had experience with other grains than those with wheat gluten, but did not prohibit their use, may I humbly suggest it was the "wheat gluten" that was targeted, not the fermentation possibilities.
Eventually some smart guy will figure this all out.
Cubanesque takeover?
I don’t understand that. Please explain.
Viet vet. What year and with what outfit?
I spent some time there with the 3rd Marine division.
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