"Time Magazine" is a famous  American publication known all over the world. Lately it has been having  at least six cover stories related to  the national American crisis: the obesity. 

There are many scientists, nutritionists,  governmental officials,  etc.  that have all given their explanations, but NONE  goes to the heart of the problem -- the industrialization, or  the manufacturing of the food! 

Here is the letter I sent, by e-mail and by fax, to  the  headquarters of "Time Magazine"  in New York City. Let us see if they have the guts to published it. 

"Time Magazine" has a weekly average circulation of 4,109,992 copies,  which means more than fifty million readers every week!

Manuel Luciano da Silva MD
Bristol, R. I. 02809  U. S. A
Tel. & fax  401-253-5326
 

April 27, 2004

E-mail Letters@time.com

Mr. Philip Elmer-DeWitt
Science Editor
Time Magazine
New York, N. Y.

Dear Sir:

The Achilles’ tendon of the obesity crisis in America rests in the flour mills. They should stop refining all flours from the cereals such as wheat, corn, oats and rye.

The refined particles are quickly reabsorbed at the level of the small intestine mucosa, and within one hour they will cause the sugar in the blood to reach values above normal, calling for Insulin which will transform the excess of sugar into glycogen – stored in the liver – and into fat which will be accumulated in the breasts, in the buttocks and  around the waist line.

If the flour particles are made large, coarse, their reabsorption will be much slower and therefore the sugar will not go above the normal values, avoiding the action of Insulin, preventing the transformation into fat and obesity.

Manuel Luciano da Silva, M. D.
Bristol, RI

P. S. -- If you want to see this message in detail see the article  below on this same website:

Why do we become fat?  What is the sugar index? 

A conversation two Compadres (friends), Gaspar and  Miguel  

By Manuel Luciano da Silva, M. D. November 18 2002

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