At 09:36 AM 1/5/97 -0500, you wrote: >Allan Rosenberg wrote: >> >> After several years of avoiding protein before the evening meal, Barbara >> deveoped a fluid pocket under her left eye. Her internist - after ruling out >> sinus problems and allergy, ran blood tests that led him to believe she was >> suffering from a protein and vitamin deficiency. She has now started to >> ingest protein at most meals and the fluid retention problem seems to have >> completely dissappeared. > >Dear Allen, > >3) Keep fatty foods minimal. A high-fat meal can take 2-3 hours to leave >the stomach. Any Sinemet that is in the stomach will also take 2-3 hours >to leave the stomach, shortening its useful lifespan. > > Kathrynne, I disagree with you somewhat on the fatty foods. I find that fats by slowing the dumping/digestive process extend the uptake of levodopa over a longer period of time. The big drawback is the extra pounds plus "coming ON" is slower. Everybody's innerds are a bit different. What works for me doesn't work for everyone else...and vice versa. Will >Kathrynne > >-- >Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD >Editor-in-Chief, >"Spotlight on Food--nutrition news for people 60-plus" >Tel: 970-493-6532 Fax: 970-493-6538 >http://www.fortnet.org/~fivstar >You may wish to contact: >Better Business Bureau of the Mountain States, >< [log in to unmask]> >for further information. > > WILL JOHNSTON 4049 OAKLAND SCHOOL ROAD SALISBURY, MD 21804-2716 410-543-0110 Pres A.P.D.A. DelMarVa Chapter