The New Complete Book of Food

 The New Complete Book of Food

cholesterol per day. This stricter regimen is designed for people who have one or more of

the following conditions:

Existing cardiovascular disease

High levels of low-density lipoproteins (LDLs, or “bad” cholesterol) or low

levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDLs, or “good” cholesterol)

Obesity

Type 1 diabetes (insulin-dependent diabetes, diabetes mellitus)

Metabolic syndrome, a.k.a. insulin resistance syndrome, a cluster of risk fac-

tors that includes type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes)

Decline in kidney function. Proteins are nitrogen compounds. When metabolized, they

yield ammonia that is excreted through the kidneys. In laboratory animals, a sustained

high-protein diet increases the flow of blood through the kidneys, accelerating the natural

age-related decline in kidney function. Some experts suggest that this may also occur in

human beings.

Allergic reaction. According to the Merck Manual, pork is one of the 12 foods most likely to

trigger classic food allergy symptoms: hives, swelling of the lips and eyes, and upset stom-

ach. The others are berries (blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries), chocolate,

corn, eggs, fish, legumes (green peas, lima beans, peanuts, soybeans), milk, nuts, peaches,

shellfish, and wheat.

Food/Drug Interactions

Tetracycline antibiotics (demeclocycline [Declomycin]), doxycycline [Vibtamycin], methacycline

[Rondomycin], minocycline [Minocin], oxytetracycline [Terramycin], tetracycline [Achromycin V,

Panmycin, Sumycin]). Because meat contains iron, which binds tetracyclines into com-

pounds the body cannot absorb, it is best to avoid meat for two hours before and after taking

one of these antibiotics.

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