Lisa Methven
Lisa is Professor of Food and Sensory Science at the University of Reading. She leads the FoodBioSystems Doctoral Training Partnership for PhD students in the UK.
Location University of Reading, Food and Nutritional Sciences
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Good point Pam, milk / dairy is a typical source for many people and often plant based milk alternatives are not as high or the nutrients are less bioavailable.
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Thank you for adding the resources here Barbara ! Definitely important to consider if there is limited outdoor access, and for everyone during the winter months.
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Lisa Methven replied to Thea Glas
Spices were certainly used as a sign of wealth as well as for their exciting "exotic" flavours; cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and mace would have been available in the Tudor court. Think I'd go for a pinch of Mace in a cheese pie myself...
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Lisa Methven replied to Janet DeGregoria
of course, I am certain the study group will be delighted to share your recipes
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Hi Lynda, well spotted, I will try to get the text modified to make it clearer. Indeed we are not implying something is left in the gut for 4 weeks (you'd be reaching for the fruit or Lactisoleby that point!). In fact it is just that we stabilise our gut models for 4 weeks (ie keep the model n the same diet - fed it the same amount of protein daily) for 4...
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The evidence from Hampton Court shows that the servants at well too and it the leftovers from the tables were given to the poor daily; it was "not the done thing" to leave no leftovers for the poor.
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Indeed there is a genetic component to Gout. Have a look at :
Merriman & Dalbeth (2011), The genetic basis of hyperuricaemia and gout, Joint Bone Spine, 78(1), Pages 35–40 -
Indeed, at Hampton Court Roast Beef was available just about every day in the reign of Henry VIII - this might be common within a Tobey Carvery these days, but it was certainly not common in Tudor England.
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Great point carol...but how quickly did Obesity catch up with Henry VIII and just how do we think his rich diet influenced his health?...have a look at the later videos in this week 1 of the course !
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Hi Chris, Just to be "devil's advocate" - what do we think of as best and do we know if the Kings diet in Henry's time was really varied ? He certainly had the opportunity to eat the most varied food and had all manner of different meats delivered fresh to Hampton Court all year round. He was also partial to fruit and I understand there was a plentiful supply...
