AboutTanya Zilberter, PhD Expertise I am in neurophysiology, nutrition and dieting academic research since 1972 (PhD in Physiology) and on the Internet since 1995. Developed the Banta Diet program based on macronutrient balance using the Wilder's formula (1922). I granted the non-exclusive reprint rights to the current owner of BantaDiet.com under the condition of free online access to the program.
Experience Authored 3 academic print books and two popular diet print books as well as about a hundred scientific and popular articles
Organizations I currently do my research on neuroprotective effects of foods and diets. The site where this can be read is Brain Fuels
Diet eBooks (contact me for free copies)
LOW-FAT to LOW-CARB Rotation Diet
Complete Banta Diet jump-start
Dr. Shatalova and Her Very Low Calorie Diet
Alternative medicine eBook
On Pins and Needles of Why Children Rub Their Bruises (Free information based on this eBook can be found at Reflexo-therapy.com)
Education/Credentials PhD in Physiology
Past/Present Clients I wrote for about.com as a guide to the category "weight loss", for the lifetips.com as an expert in the category "diet", for the dietandbody.com, infozine.com, atkinszone.com, and bantadiet.com. My eBook "On Pins and Needles" is used as a content by the reflexo-therapy.com.
Question I went to a vegetarian cooking class and the naturopath said that it's wrong to mix fruits with vegetables during meals. She said because fruits have higher sugar content the meal will ferment in my stomach and it would be useless to be vegan if I do that.
Is this true?
Answer I've never heard of this concept. But let's think about it. OK, fruits definitely have higher carbohydrate content. But for it to be "fermented," there already must be ferments in your gastro-intestinal tract. So what sugar does, is feeding that microbes that produce ferments and perhaps encourage them to multiply.
Is it good for you or bad? From what I know, those friendly bacteria are good indeed. Even if you consider them "animals" - you don't kill them and in fact you don't eat them, you just live together to each other advantage :)
I 'll be happy to continue this discussion and promise to do more research if needed :)
Authored 3 academic print books and two popular diet print books as well as about a hundred scientific and popular articles