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Healthy Reason to Forgo Foie Gras

| Thursday June 21, 2007 Leave a comment
Well if you needed one more reason to avoid eating force-fed bird liver, this reason from WebMD is good enough for us... New research suggests that a compound found in the fatty goose and duck liver used to make foie gras may be linked to a rare disease called amyloidosis. Researchers say it’s the first known evidence that a food product can speed the production of amyloid protein in animals. An abnormal buildup of amyloid deposits is linked to a variety of diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, type 2 diabetes, and others. Read More...
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