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FOOD AS A WEAPON . PART B .

BONO -- MY MATE .

FOOD AS A WEAPON . PART A .

Published on 25 Jun 2012

For thousands of years the Irish had OATS as the main staple portion 
of their diet. High in Protein - High in Carbohydrates & with a really low 
Glycemic Index - IT IS THE ALMOST PERFECT FOOD . 
Especially for those involved in sustained physical labour .

In 1582 -- Sir Walter Raleigh - under guidance from the Court of 
Queen Elizabeth I of England - introduced a SLAVE FOOD into 
Ireland . It was part of an overall IMPERIAL process of subjugating -
ALL THINGS IRISH. 

By 1847 - THIS ALIEN FOOD HAD BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN 
CUTTING THE IRISH POPULATION BY 50% . Almost 1 MIlion 
Irish lost their lives when their NEW FOOD rotted in the Irish Soil
& they starved. While the POTATO FAMINE raged 
- IRELAND'S AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS REACHED THEIR HIGHEST 
LEVELS EVER. THE WHOLE COUNTRY WAS BURSTING WITH FOOD -
BUT IT WAS NOT FOR THE PEASANTS. THEY HAD THEIR ' ROTTEN POTATOES '

TODAY : THIS ' FANTASTIC FOOD ' - WHICH WAS CENTRAL IN BRINGING ABOUT
THIS COLLAPSE IN IRELAND'S FORTUNE - IS STILL HERALDED BY THE 
'GOOD & THE MIGHTY ' AS AN IMPORTANT FOOD FOR THE ' PADDIES '

SOME NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION ON -- OATS ---
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http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/c...

SOME NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION ON - POTATOES ---
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http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/v...

INFORMATION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH I - GENETIC DISORDER .......
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http://www.secondtype.info/ais.htm