Re: [CH] "Too many spices can prove harmful" ???

Doug Irvine (dougandmarie@shaw.ca)
Thu, 03 Oct 2002 08:52:29 -0700

Yup....pure horse puckey! Obviously the editors in Hattiesburg thought
so also, for it has been pulled! cheeers, Doug in BC

=Mark wrote:
> 
> At 07:28 AM 10/3/02 -0500, Dan Turkette wrote:
> >Who is this twit? This is news to me!
> >
> >http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20020929/localnews/182192.ht
> >ml
> >
> > >>"There is evidence, however, that hot spicy food can predispose to cancer
> >of the esophagus. In countries where >>lots of hot sauce is consumed, rates
> >of esophageal cancer are measurably higher."
> 
> This statement in the article may shed further light on his statements: "I
> have no medical evidence but it seems reasonable."
> 
> =Mark