Sunday, April 08, 2007

bits of info

so i was studying today (surprise, surprise...) and i came across a few things in my notes that i thought might be of some interest to you:
  1. cyclamates, a type of non-nutritive (which also means non-caloric) sweetener, are also useful as a means to cause testicular atrophy - remember that for the next time he cheats on you! :P
  2. chemically synthesized also seems to mean "not found in nature". get that.
  3. there is such a thing as "chinese restaurant syndrome" - it's when you go insane and convince yourself that Chinese food is bad for you.
  4. gossypol - which is cotton-seed oil - can work as a male contraceptive. it also causes major organ failure.. but that's beside the point - just think, a male contraceptive. no more pill, patch, iud, etc for the woman... brilliant.. although, can men handle the responsibility?
anyway, that's all for tonight in terms of funny things i learnt from my notes... i'm sure i'll have more soon enough!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

hey actually my friend chinese restaurant syndrome is possibly elevating glutamate levels in the brain due to large intake of MSG- so u hav excitatory neurotransmitters having fun while you eat your yummy duck..

your humble servant said...

actually, a person suffering from CRS typically experiences negative effects such as "burning, numbness, and upper abdomen tightness".
if it had anything to do with MSG, people would have experienced similar symptoms from soups, gravy, meat, poultry, etc that are not prepared in chinese restaurants.
so basically - CRS is a classic case of food aversion. some people just don't like chinese food. i can't understand them, cause, personally, i love it... but whatever. they can have their opinions.