vegetarianism.

Hot Indian chick thread?

9 beds per 100,000 Indians.

Who gets the pillow?

And I thought India was an advanced country. Jesus. Castes must be a real biatch.

See what sacred cows get you?

ThatGuyGreg: Hot Indian chick thread?

Always a good call!

Likely not anemic...

Never seen a half-woman

furiousxgeorge: Muslims eat meat.

But not pork. QED they don't understand bacon is life.

I'm surprised they don't all fast to death during Ramadan for want of a BLT hold the L and add a few more Bs.

If they're all anemic, they should eat a sammich or something. Starving yourself for beauty is no way to go through life, Indian ladies.

More American women are anemic than you might think. Statistics vary by race and socioeconomic status, but up to 20% of premenopausal women have some degree of iron-deficiency anemia.

Besides not eating enough iron-rich foods, if you eat too much of other foods (like corn) that tend to block iron absorption, or foods that contain iron but need other substances for iron uptake (if you do eat a lot of corn, you also need to supplement your diet with extra vitamin C [I think]), you won't bet getting the iron you need. Also, women who are menstruating actually need hemoglobin in their diet--sorry, vegans--and just can't absorb it in the same quantities from vegetable food.

I'd be willing to guess that any or all of these are the trouble in India.

germ78: If they're all anemic, they should eat a sammich or something. Starving yourself for beauty is no way to go through life, Indian ladies.

BroVinny: Me give heap big wampum for healthy squaw.

Me give heap healthy wampum for big squaw.

doglover: germ78: If they're all anemic, they should eat a sammich or something. Starving yourself for beauty is no way to go through life, Indian ladies.

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avictor: And this has nothing to do with being banned from eating beef?

No.

It has more to do with not eating properly. See my post above. Red hemoglobin is best for women of child-bearing age; but it's not absolutely required, provided you're getting absorbable iron in your diet.

Here in America, for instance, the women most likely to be anemic are Hispanic women, primarily because of the amount of cornstarch they eat. Red and black beans have plenty of protein and iron; but corn blocks absorption of iron in the small intestine unless eaten with other nutrients. If women take supplements, their anemia goes away.

I guess they need more irony tags

Sounds like they need some hot blooded American men to come over and pump them full of healthy babies.

I volunteer my services for the attractive ones.

Considering half the women in India are trying to feed families with a handful of rupees this is not entirely surprising.

Beef, while an excellent source of iron would be the worst "solution" for India. For one thing nobody could afford it, for another thing there are other sources which are much more efficient economically. Unfortunately, this still doesn't address the issue of widespread abject poverty. It's not like these people are going to run to the corner shop and pick up an iron supplement.