Word: breads
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Proud, defiant and tired of stereotypes. Heavyweight actress Camryn Manheim of the TV show The Practice said it got old watching Lara Flynn Boyle, her bag-of-bones co-star, get all the steamy action. Fat women like their bread buttered too, so Manheim made a bold demand of her producer, she told the crowd: "I want a kiss, and I want one with tongue...
Billy Watson, the man they call Opie because he looks a little like the kid from Mayberry, was drenched with sweat one day in the Mueller lunchroom, where he made himself a sandwich of white bread and vacuum-packed ham he'd brought from home. On the job since he got out of high school 15 years ago, Watson connects the aboveground portion of hydrants to the belowground portion, pushing iron logs around with the help of an overhead crane...
Researchers have long known that eating refined sugar can provoke short-lived spikes in the body's insulin levels. But in the past two decades, they have learned that certain complex carbohydrates--starchy roots like potatoes and carrots and highly refined foods like white bread, white rice and white pasta--are broken down into simple sugars so rapidly by the body that they can trigger a strong insulin response. Nutritionists refer to such foods as having a high glycemic index...
...School, cites growing evidence that refined carbohydrates could indeed pose a problem for some people who are prone to diabetes. But, according to her 1997 study of 65,000 nurses, the greatest danger occurs only if those at risk also fail to consume enough whole grains like whole-wheat bread and rolled oats. Reason: cereal fiber has a counterbalancing effect that keeps insulin levels from rising...
...Tonto Fistfight in Heaven--he doesn't just challenge stereotypes, he pokes fun at them. In his tale of two young dudes who leave "the rez" on a road trip of personal enlightenment, the characters ruminate about everything from Dances with Wolves to a native staple known as fry bread. They also shoot hoops, eat at Denny's and conjure mystical visions. "Sure we have different specific cultural customs," says Alexie, "but we also read Stephen King and watch ER like everyone else...