Posted by sfy on January 3, 2005, at 12:54:44
In reply to more MAOI diet questions - sorry, posted by KaraS on January 2, 2005, at 16:07:19
> I have a few more questions I'm confused about.
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> I read a summary of the Sunnybrook study and it said that pepperoni is ok to eat - yet I could have sworn that Scott got a hypertensive crisis from pepperoni. It said that cured and aged meats are off limit but then said that pepperoni is ok. Isn't pepperoni cured? Is baked ham ok?The Sunnybrook study says pepperoni is NOT okay to eat. It's specifically listed as one of the foods to avoid. Baked ham isn't a problem - it's not a fermented or dried meat product.
> I read here that only the fermented soy products are the ones you need to stay away from yet I also read a post in the archives here of someone who claimed to have a crisis from pancakes made from a mix. She later looked at the label and saw that it contained soy powder. If you were to go to a restaurant and order pancakes, are you taking a risk?
As Larry said, this would depend on your individual risk factor.
> Do I need to stay away from all Chinese food? Or do I remember some of you saying that you only go to ones you really trust. Even if it's a good restaurant, how can you know how old the stock is that they use?
Sunnybrook says that soy sauce and other soybean condiments are to be avoided so Chinese food might prove a dicey proposition.
> The summary I read also said to stay away from kava beans and pods. I have no idea what foods they're used in. It also said to stay away from "Chinese pea pods etc." That's the first I had heard of chinese pea pods being a problem and what does the "etc." refer to?
Sunnybrook says avoid fava beans or "broad bean pods." I don't know if that includes Chinese pea pods or not.
> Don't remember seeing anything about avocadoes in that summary? Are they ok or not?Avocadoes are OK. The only fruit-related item listed to avoid is banana peel.
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