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Eating sardines regularly helps prevent type 2 diabetes

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Re: Eating sardines regularly helps prevent type 2 diabetes

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Post by bayesian_horse »

mastrsushi wrote: post #144
bayesian_horse wrote: post #143

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's been debunked in the past few decades. Originally this idea came from very limited data on heart disease. Now the picture is almost the opposite. It's not a "fad". Insulin resistance is a very basic physiological mechanism at the root of both obesity and various illnesses. There are scientifically proven ways to reduce that insulin resistance. And low-carb diets have been very successful in comparison studies.…

"debunked" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK235018/

That's from 1992, way before the "cholestorol" story got rewritten.

Re: Eating sardines regularly helps prevent type 2 diabetes

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Post by schwartzworld »

nikolay wrote: post #137
schwartzworld wrote: post #6

Sardines are a household favorite for us. My kids love them. The secret is, don't buy cheap ones. Look for brisling or any other small fish packed in olive oil. $3-5/can is a good sweet spot, although you can pay $9 for a can of imported Portuguese sardines no problem. Speaking of Portugal, they do grilled fresh sardines. My 3 year old insisted on eating them daily when we were in Lisbon

Except that brisling sardines are not sardines.

Really? What's the distinction?

Re: Eating sardines regularly helps prevent type 2 diabetes

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Post by nikolay »

schwartzworld wrote: post #152
nikolay wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Except that brisling sardines are not sardines.

Really? What's the distinction?

From Wikipedia [0]: "Canned sardines in supermarkets may actually be sprat (such as the brisling sardine) or round herrings.", and sprat [1] is a different fish, not a sardine [2]. Nobody in Russia or Nordic countries calls "sprat" "sardines" - this is one of the typical misnomers. Sprats are rich in omega-3s, but sardines are not.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardines_as_food

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprat

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardine

Re: Eating sardines regularly helps prevent type 2 diabetes

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Post by joe_guy »

brutal_chaos_ wrote: post #134
joe_guy wrote: post #131

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Those were anchovies. Anchovies are generally prepared salt packed and filleted. So they're thinn and salty. Very good for pizza. Sardines in the other hand are served headless but otherwise whole, they're very meaty and would be weird and mooshy on pizza.

Typically anchovies yes, but sardines are also an "icky" topping.

Oh interesting. There is sardine pizza. I'll try it if I'm ever at a decent place and spot it on the menu.

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Post by MauranKilom »

jancsika wrote: post #126
robflynn wrote: post #113

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That's why I like to eat brussels sprouts! I feel like a giant eating whole heads of cabbage! I even got a tiny little grater so I can pretend to make slaw as a giant.

Not sure if they had a tiny grater, but there's a video on reddit somewhere of a cook making a tiny beef wellington. :)

There's actually an entire subreddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/minicooking/

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Post by pinko »

ucha wrote: post #82
Havoc wrote: post #47

Don't like boney fish. Salmon on the other hand is nice...but comes with other concerns (environmental, heavy metals etc). Is there something in between?

Sardine or mackerel balls. Just remove the spine add an egg, some lemon juice and spices and boom, no bones and still delicious.

Thank you for this idea!
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