On Tue, 6 May 2008, Omelet wrote:

> In article > ,
> Tom Anderson > wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 5 May 2008, (David P.) wrote:
>>
>>> Tom Anderson > wrote:
>>>
>>>> #2 was about how keeping milk in a transparent container leaves it
>>>> vulnerable to light. If the author hasn't realised that the light goes
>>>> off when you close the fridge door, ...
>>>
>>> Don't you think they were referring to when the container is left out on
>>> the table during the meal, exposed to light?
>>
>> No, actually, i think it was referring to storing dry foods in transparent
>> containers on the worktop. After the initial mention of milk, that's what
>> the article talks about.
>>
>> I do think this is all hokum, though.
>
> No, it's not. especially if you use fluorescent fixtures or bulbs like
> many do now. There is more UV and it DOES influence some vitamin
> content.

You show me someone who's got rickets because fluorescent lights destroyed
the vitamin D in their milk, or a population in which the frequency of
rickets, or any other malnutrition disorder, has increased because of the
use of fluorescent lights, and i'll take my statement back.

Until then, i maintain that it's hokum.

tom

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