renegadetribune--2020-02-10--Thor’s Visit to Jötunheim

Thor’s Visit to Jötunheim

By Thomas Bulfinch From Bulfinch ’ s Mythology : The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes [ 1855 ] ONE day the god Thor , with his servant Thialfi , and accompanied by Loki , set out on a journey to the giant ’ s country .
Thialfi was of all men the swiftest of foot .
He bore Thor ’ s wallet , containing their provisions .
When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest , and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night , and at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building .
Here they lay down to sleep , but towards midnight were alarmed by an earthquake which shook the whole edifice .
Thor , rising up , called on his companions to seek with him a place of safety .
On the right they found an adjoining chamber , into which the others entered , but Thor remained at the doorway with his mallet in his hand , prepared to defend himself , whatever might happen .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and at dawn of day Thor went out and found lying near him a huge giant , who slept and snored in the way that had alarmed them so .
It is said that for once Thor was afraid to use his mallet , and as the giant soon waked up , Thor contented himself with simply asking his name .
“ My name is Skrymir , ” said the giant , “ but I need not ask thy name , for I know that thou art the god Thor .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Thor then perceived that what they had taken overnight for a hall was the giant ’ s glove , and the chamber where his two companions had sought refuge was the thumb .
Skrymir then proposed that they should travel in company , and Thor consenting , they sat down to eat their breakfast , and when they had done , Skrymir packed all the provisions into one wallet , threw it over his shoulder , and strode on before them , taking such tremendous strides that they were hard put to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So they travelled the whole day , and at dusk Skrymir chose a place for them to pass the night in under a large oak tree .
Skrymir then told them he would lie down to sleep .
“ But take ye the wallet , ” he added , “ and prepare your supper.
” Skrymir soon fell asleep and began to snore strongly ; but when Thor tried to open the wallet , he found the giant had tied it up so tight he could not untie a single knot .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his mallet with both hands he struck a furious blow on the giant ’ s head .
Skrymir , awakening , merely asked whether a leaf had not fallen on his head , and whether they had supped and were ready to go to sleep .
Thor answered that they were just going to sleep , and so saying went and laid himself down under another tree .
But sleep came not that night to Thor , and when Skrymir snored again so loud that the forest re-echoed with the noise , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it with such force at the giant ’ s skull that it made a deep dint in it .
Skrymir , awakening , cried out , “ What ’ s the matter ?
Are there any birds perched on this tree ?
I felt some moss from the branches fall on my head .
How fares it with thee , Thor ?
” But Thor went away hastily , saying that he had just then awoke , and that as it was only midnight , there was still time for sleep .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had an opportunity of striking a third blow , it should settle all matters between them .
A little before daybreak he perceived that Skrymir was again fast asleep , and again grasping his mallet , he dashed it with such violence that it forced its way into the giant ’ s skull up to the handle .
But Skrymir sat up , and stroking his cheek said , “ An acorn fell on my head .
What !
Art thou awake , Thor ?
Methinks it is time for us to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have not now a long way before you to the city called Utgard .
I have heard you whispering to one another that I am not a man of small dimensions ; but if you come to Utgard you will see there many men much taller than I. Wherefore I advise you , when you come there , not to make too much of yourselves , for the followers of Utgard-Loki will not brook the boasting of such little fellows as you are .
You must take the road that leads eastward , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part here.
” Hereupon he threw his wallet over his shoulders and turned away from them into the forest , and Thor had no wish to stop him or to ask for any more of his company .
Thor and his companions proceeded on their way , and towards noon descried a city standing in the middle of a plain .
It was so lofty that they were obliged to bend their necks quite back on their shoulders in order to see to the top of it .
On arriving they entered the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before them with the door wide open , they went in , and found a number of men of prodigious stature , sitting on benches in the hall .
Going further , they came before the king , Utgard-Loki , whom they saluted with great respect .
The king , regarding them with a scornful smile , said , “ If I do not mistake me , that stripling yonder must be the god Thor.
” Then addressing himself to Thor , he said , “ Perhaps thou mayst be more than thou @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feats that thou and thy fellows deem yourselves skilled in , for no one is permitted to remain here who does not , in some feat or other , excel all other men ?
” “ The feat that I know , ” said Loki , “ is to eat quicker than any one else , and in this I am ready to give a proof against any one here who may choose to compete with me.
” “ That will indeed be a feat , ” said Utgard-Loki , “ if thou @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shall be tried forthwith.
” He then ordered one of his men who was sitting at the farther end of the bench , and whose name was Logi , to come forward and try his skill with Loki .
A trough filled with meat having been set on the hall floor , Loki placed himself at one end , and Logi at the other , and each of them began to eat as fast as he could , until they met in the middle of the trough .
But it was found that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while his adversary had devoured both flesh and bone , and the trough to boot .
All the company therefore adjudged that Loki was vanquished .
Utgard-Loki then asked what feat the young man who accompanied Thor could perform .
Thialfi answered that he would run a race with any one who might be matched against him .
The king observed that skill in running was something to boast of , but if the youth would win the match he must display great agility .
He then arose and went with all who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was good ground for running on , and calling a young man named Hugi , bade him run a match with Thialfi .
In the first course Hugi so much outstripped his competitor that he turned back and met him not far from the starting place .
Then they ran a second and a third time , but Thialfi met with no better success .
Utgard-Loki then asked Thor in what feats he would choose to give proofs of that prowess for which he was so famous .
Thor answered that he would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Utgard-Loki bade his cupbearer bring the large horn which his followers were obliged to empty when they had trespassed in any way against the law of the feast .
The cupbearer having presented it to Thor , Utgard-Loki said , “ Whoever is a good drinker will empty that horn at a single draught , though most men make two of it , but the most puny drinker can do it in three.
” Thor looked at the horn , which seemed of no extraordinary size though somewhat long ; however , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set it to his lips , and without drawing breath , pulled as long and as deeply as he could , that he might not be obliged to make a second draught of it ; but when he set the horn down and looked in , he could scarcely perceive that the liquor was diminished .
After taking breath , Thor went to it again with all his might , but when he took the horn from his mouth , it seemed to him that he had drunk rather less than before , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without spilling .
“ How now , Thor ?
” said Utgard-Loki ; “ thou must not spare thyself ; if thou meanest to drain the horn at the third draught thou must pull deeply ; and I must needs say that thou wilt not be called so mighty a man here as thou art at home if thou showest no greater prowess in other feats than methinks will be shown in this.
” Thor , full of wrath , again set the horn to his lips , and did his best to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found the liquor was only a little lower , so he resolved to make no further attempt , but gave back the horn to the cupbearer .
“ I now see plainly , ” said Utgard-Loki , “ that thou art not quite so stout as we thought thee : but wilt thou try any other feat , though methinks thou art not likely to bear any prize away with thee hence.
” “ What new trial hast thou to propose ?
” said Thor .
“ We have a very trifling game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in which we exercise none but children .
It consists in merely lifting my cat from the ground ; nor should I have dared to mention such a feat to the great Thor if I had not already observed that thou art by no means what we took thee for.
” As he finished speaking , a large grey cat sprang on the hall floor .
Thor put his hand under the cat ’ s belly and did his utmost to raise him from the floor , but the cat , bending his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s efforts , only one of his feet lifted up , seeing which Thor made no further attempt .
“ This trial has turned out , ” said Utgard-Loki , “ just as I imagined it would .
The cat is large , but Thor is little in comparison to our men.
” “ Little as ye call me , ” answered Thor , “ let me see who among you will come hither now I am in wrath and wrestle with me.
” “ I see no one here , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sitting on the benches , “ who would not think it beneath him to wrestle with thee ; let somebody , however , call hither that old crone , my nurse Elli , and let Thor wrestle with her if he will .
She has thrown to the ground many a man not less strong than this Thor is.
” A toothless old woman then entered the hall , and was told by Utgard-Loki to take hold of Thor .
The tale is shortly told .
The more Thor tightened his hold on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At length after a very violent struggle Thor began to lose his footing , and was finally brought down upon one knee .
Utgard-Loki then told them to desist , adding that Thor had now no occasion to ask any one else in the hall to wrestle with him , and it was also getting late ; so he showed Thor and his companions to their seats , and they passed the night there in good cheer .
The next morning , at break of day , Thor and his companions dressed themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ordered a table to be set for them , on which there was no lack of victuals or drink .
After the repast Utgard-Loki led them to the gate of the city , and on parting asked Thor how he thought his journey had turned out , and whether he had met with any men stronger than himself .
Thor told him that he could not deny but that he had brought great shame on himself .
“ And what grieves me most , ” he added , “ is that ye will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ Nay , ” said Utgard-Loki , “ it behooves me to tell thee the truth , now thou art out of the city , which so long as I live and have my way thou shalt never enter again .
And , by my troth , had I known beforehand that thou hadst so much strength in thee , and wouldst have brought me so near to a great mishap , I would not have suffered thee to enter this time .
Know then that I have all along deceived thee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forest , where I tied up the wallet with iron wire so that thou couldst not untie it .
After this thou gavest me three blows with thy mallet ; the first , though the least , would have ended my days had it fallen on me , but I slipped aside and thy blows fell on the mountain , where thou wilt find three glens , one of them remarkably deep .
These are the dints made by thy mallet .
I have made use of similar illusions in the contests you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first , Loki , like hunger itself , devoured all that was set before him , but Logi was in reality nothing else than Fire , and therefore consumed not only the meat , but the trough which held it .
Hugi , with whom Thialfi contended in running , was Thought , and it was impossible for Thialfi to keep pace with that .
When thou in thy turn didst attempt to empty the horn , thou didst perform , by my troth , a deed so marvellous that had I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have believed it .
For one end of that horn reached the sea , which thou wast not aware of , but when thou comest to the shore thou wilt perceive how much the sea has sunk by thy draughts .
Thou didst perform a feat no less wonderful by lifting up the cat , and to tell thee the truth , when we saw that one of his paws was off the floor , we were all of us terror-stricken , for what thou tookest for a cat was in reality the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and he was so stretched by thee that he was barely long enough to enclose it between his head and tail .
Thy wrestling with Elli was also a most astonishing feat , for there was never yet a man , nor ever will be , whom Old Age , for such in fact was Elli , will not sooner or later lay low .
But now , as we are going to part , let me tell thee that it will be better for both of us if thou never come near @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so , I shall again defend myself by other illusions , so that thou wilt only lose thy labour and get no fame from the contest with me.
” On hearing these words Thor in a rage laid hold of his mallet and would have launched it at him , but Utgard-Loki had disappeared , and when Thor would have returned to the city to destroy it , he found nothing around him but a verdant plain .

By Thomas Bulfinch
From Bulfinch’s Mythology: The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes [1855]
ONE day the god Thor, with his servant Thialfi, and accompanied by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant’s country. Thialfi was of all men the swiftest of foot. He bore Thor’s wallet, containing their provisions. When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building. Here they lay down to sleep, but towards midnight were alarmed by an earthquake which shook the whole edifice. Thor, rising up, called on his companions to seek with him a place of safety. On the right they found an adjoining chamber, into which the others entered, but Thor remained at the doorway with his mallet in his hand, prepared to defend himself, whatever might happen. A terrible groaning was heard during the night, and at dawn of day Thor went out and found lying near him a huge giant, who slept and snored in the way that had alarmed them so. It is said that for once Thor was afraid to use his mallet, and as the giant soon waked up, Thor contented himself with simply asking his name.
“My name is Skrymir,” said the giant, “but I need not ask thy name, for I know that thou art the god Thor. But what has become of my glove?” Thor then perceived that what they had taken overnight for a hall was the giant’s glove, and the chamber where his two companions had sought refuge was the thumb. Skrymir then proposed that they should travel in company, and Thor consenting, they sat down to eat their breakfast, and when they had done, Skrymir packed all the provisions into one wallet, threw it over his shoulder, and strode on before them, taking such tremendous strides that they were hard put to it to keep up with him. So they travelled the whole day, and at dusk Skrymir chose a place for them to pass the night in under a large oak tree. Skrymir then told them he would lie down to sleep. “But take ye the wallet,” he added, “and prepare your supper.”
Skrymir soon fell asleep and began to snore strongly; but when Thor tried to open the wallet, he found the giant had tied it up so tight he could not untie a single knot. At last Thor became wroth, and grasping his mallet with both hands he struck a furious blow on the giant’s head. Skrymir, awakening, merely asked whether a leaf had not fallen on his head, and whether they had supped and were ready to go to sleep. Thor answered that they were just going to sleep, and so saying went and laid himself down under another tree. But sleep came not that night to Thor, and when Skrymir snored again so loud that the forest re-echoed with the noise, he arose, and grasping his mallet launched it with such force at the giant’s skull that it made a deep dint in it. Skrymir, awakening, cried out, “What’s the matter? Are there any birds perched on this tree? I felt some moss from the branches fall on my head. How fares it with thee, Thor?” But Thor went away hastily, saying that he had just then awoke, and that as it was only midnight, there was still time for sleep. He, however, resolved that if he had an opportunity of striking a third blow, it should settle all matters between them. A little before daybreak he perceived that Skrymir was again fast asleep, and again grasping his mallet, he dashed it with such violence that it forced its way into the giant’s skull up to the handle. But Skrymir sat up, and stroking his cheek said, “An acorn fell on my head. What! Art thou awake, Thor? Methinks it is time for us to get up and dress ourselves; but you have not now a long way before you to the city called Utgard. I have heard you whispering to one another that I am not a man of small dimensions; but if you come to Utgard you will see there many men much taller than I. Wherefore I advise you, when you come there, not to make too much of yourselves, for the followers of Utgard-Loki will not brook the boasting of such little fellows as you are. You must take the road that leads eastward, mine lies northward, so we must part here.”
Hereupon he threw his wallet over his shoulders and turned away from them into the forest, and Thor had no wish to stop him or to ask for any more of his company.
Thor and his companions proceeded on their way, and towards noon descried a city standing in the middle of a plain. It was so lofty that they were obliged to bend their necks quite back on their shoulders in order to see to the top of it. On arriving they entered the city, and seeing a large palace before them with the door wide open, they went in, and found a number of men of prodigious stature, sitting on benches in the hall. Going further, they came before the king, Utgard-Loki, whom they saluted with great respect. The king, regarding them with a scornful smile, said, “If I do not mistake me, that stripling yonder must be the god Thor.” Then addressing himself to Thor, he said, “Perhaps thou mayst be more than thou appearest to be. What are the feats that thou and thy fellows deem yourselves skilled in, for no one is permitted to remain here who does not, in some feat or other, excel all other men?”
“The feat that I know,” said Loki, “is to eat quicker than any one else, and in this I am ready to give a proof against any one here who may choose to compete with me.”
“That will indeed be a feat,” said Utgard-Loki, “if thou performest what thou promisest, and it shall be tried forthwith.”
He then ordered one of his men who was sitting at the farther end of the bench, and whose name was Logi, to come forward and try his skill with Loki. A trough filled with meat having been set on the hall floor, Loki placed himself at one end, and Logi at the other, and each of them began to eat as fast as he could, until they met in the middle of the trough. But it was found that Loki had only eaten the flesh, while his adversary had devoured both flesh and bone, and the trough to boot. All the company therefore adjudged that Loki was vanquished.
Utgard-Loki then asked what feat the young man who accompanied Thor could perform. Thialfi answered that he would run a race with any one who might be matched against him. The king observed that skill in running was something to boast of, but if the youth would win the match he must display great agility. He then arose and went with all who were present to a plain where there was good ground for running on, and calling a young man named Hugi, bade him run a match with Thialfi. In the first course Hugi so much outstripped his competitor that he turned back and met him not far from the starting place. Then they ran a second and a third time, but Thialfi met with no better success.
Utgard-Loki then asked Thor in what feats he would choose to give proofs of that prowess for which he was so famous. Thor answered that he would try a drinking match with any one. Utgard-Loki bade his cupbearer bring the large horn which his followers were obliged to empty when they had trespassed in any way against the law of the feast. The cupbearer having presented it to Thor, Utgard-Loki said, “Whoever is a good drinker will empty that horn at a single draught, though most men make two of it, but the most puny drinker can do it in three.”
Thor looked at the horn, which seemed of no extraordinary size though somewhat long; however, as he was very thirsty, he set it to his lips, and without drawing breath, pulled as long and as deeply as he could, that he might not be obliged to make a second draught of it; but when he set the horn down and looked in, he could scarcely perceive that the liquor was diminished.
After taking breath, Thor went to it again with all his might, but when he took the horn from his mouth, it seemed to him that he had drunk rather less than before, although the horn could now be carried without spilling.
“How now, Thor?” said Utgard-Loki; “thou must not spare thyself; if thou meanest to drain the horn at the third draught thou must pull deeply; and I must needs say that thou wilt not be called so mighty a man here as thou art at home if thou showest no greater prowess in other feats than methinks will be shown in this.”
Thor, full of wrath, again set the horn to his lips, and did his best to empty it; but on looking in found the liquor was only a little lower, so he resolved to make no further attempt, but gave back the horn to the cupbearer.
“I now see plainly,” said Utgard-Loki, “that thou art not quite so stout as we thought thee: but wilt thou try any other feat, though methinks thou art not likely to bear any prize away with thee hence.”
“What new trial hast thou to propose?” said Thor.
“We have a very trifling game here,” answered Utgard-Loki, “in which we exercise none but children. It consists in merely lifting my cat from the ground; nor should I have dared to mention such a feat to the great Thor if I had not already observed that thou art by no means what we took thee for.”
As he finished speaking, a large grey cat sprang on the hall floor. Thor put his hand under the cat’s belly and did his utmost to raise him from the floor, but the cat, bending his back, had, notwithstanding all Thor’s efforts, only one of his feet lifted up, seeing which Thor made no further attempt.
“This trial has turned out,” said Utgard-Loki, “just as I imagined it would. The cat is large, but Thor is little in comparison to our men.”
“Little as ye call me,” answered Thor, “let me see who among you will come hither now I am in wrath and wrestle with me.”
“I see no one here,” said Utgard-Loki, looking at the men sitting on the benches, “who would not think it beneath him to wrestle with thee; let somebody, however, call hither that old crone, my nurse Elli, and let Thor wrestle with her if he will. She has thrown to the ground many a man not less strong than this Thor is.”
A toothless old woman then entered the hall, and was told by Utgard-Loki to take hold of Thor. The tale is shortly told. The more Thor tightened his hold on the crone the firmer she stood. At length after a very violent struggle Thor began to lose his footing, and was finally brought down upon one knee. Utgard-Loki then told them to desist, adding that Thor had now no occasion to ask any one else in the hall to wrestle with him, and it was also getting late; so he showed Thor and his companions to their seats, and they passed the night there in good cheer.
The next morning, at break of day, Thor and his companions dressed themselves and prepared for their departure. Utgard-Loki ordered a table to be set for them, on which there was no lack of victuals or drink. After the repast Utgard-Loki led them to the gate of the city, and on parting asked Thor how he thought his journey had turned out, and whether he had met with any men stronger than himself. Thor told him that he could not deny but that he had brought great shame on himself. “And what grieves me most,” he added, “is that ye will call me a person of little worth.”
“Nay,” said Utgard-Loki, “it behooves me to tell thee the truth, now thou art out of the city, which so long as I live and have my way thou shalt never enter again. And, by my troth, had I known beforehand that thou hadst so much strength in thee, and wouldst have brought me so near to a great mishap, I would not have suffered thee to enter this time. Know then that I have all along deceived thee by my illusions; first in the forest, where I tied up the wallet with iron wire so that thou couldst not untie it. After this thou gavest me three blows with thy mallet; the first, though the least, would have ended my days had it fallen on me, but I slipped aside and thy blows fell on the mountain, where thou wilt find three glens, one of them remarkably deep. These are the dints made by thy mallet. I have made use of similar illusions in the contests you have had with my followers. In the first, Loki, like hunger itself, devoured all that was set before him, but Logi was in reality nothing else than Fire, and therefore consumed not only the meat, but the trough which held it. Hugi, with whom Thialfi contended in running, was Thought, and it was impossible for Thialfi to keep pace with that. When thou in thy turn didst attempt to empty the horn, thou didst perform, by my troth, a deed so marvellous that had I not seen it myself I should never have believed it. For one end of that horn reached the sea, which thou wast not aware of, but when thou comest to the shore thou wilt perceive how much the sea has sunk by thy draughts. Thou didst perform a feat no less wonderful by lifting up the cat, and to tell thee the truth, when we saw that one of his paws was off the floor, we were all of us terror-stricken, for what thou tookest for a cat was in reality the Midgard serpent that encompasseth the earth, and he was so stretched by thee that he was barely long enough to enclose it between his head and tail. Thy wrestling with Elli was also a most astonishing feat, for there was never yet a man, nor ever will be, whom Old Age, for such in fact was Elli, will not sooner or later lay low. But now, as we are going to part, let me tell thee that it will be better for both of us if thou never come near me again, for shouldst thou do so, I shall again defend myself by other illusions, so that thou wilt only lose thy labour and get no fame from the contest with me.”
On hearing these words Thor in a rage laid hold of his mallet and would have launched it at him, but Utgard-Loki had disappeared, and when Thor would have returned to the city to destroy it, he found nothing around him but a verdant plain.
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renegadetribune--2020-02-10--Turkish Police Recover Stolen jewish Torah Scrolls Decorated With Satanic Illuminati Symbolism

Turkish Police arrested Faylaq al-Rahman fighters who were trying to sell two rare , ancient , gold-plated jewish Torahs in @ @ @ @ @ .
The Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah said that Police had confiscated the two ancient Torahs @ @ @ @ @ opposition sources confirmed that Faylaq al-Rahman fighters had stolen the ancient Torahs from a historical @ @ @ @ @ the Jobar district , east of the Syrian capital of Damascus .
They contain plenty @ @ @ @ @ as the demon Baphomet , Illuminati triangle with the all seeing eye , blood libel @ @ @ @ @ signs , owls and many other things .

Turkish Police arrested Faylaq al-Rahman fighters who were trying to sell two rare, ancient, gold-plated jewish Torahs in the northwestern province of Bilecik. The Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah said that Police had confiscated the two ancient Torahs during the arrest. Syrian opposition sources confirmed that Faylaq al-Rahman fighters had stolen the ancient Torahs from a historical 2,000 years old synagogue in the Jobar district, east of the Syrian capital of Damascus. They contain plenty of more Satanic symbolism such as the demon Baphomet, Illuminati triangle with the all seeing eye, blood libel, serpents, kabbalah hand signs, owls and many other things.
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renegadetribune--2020-02-10--Fruit and Vegetable-Rich Diet Key to Avoiding Gestational Diabetes

You ’ ve heard a lot about the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables , but did you know that a diet rich in these natural foods can be key to having a healthy pregnancy ?
In a study published in July 2019 in the peer-reviewed International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research , a multi-disciplinary team of scientists in Tehran , Iran , investigated the association of consuming fruits , vegetables and dairy products with instances of gestational diabetes mellitus ( GDM ) in pregnant women .
Gestational diabetes is a condition that afflicts women during pregnancy who did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GDM typically onsets around the middle of the pregnancy term , between 24 and 28 weeks , and can recur during subsequent pregnancies .
[ i ] Doctors will often recommend eating a balanced diet and getting regular exercise to control GDM , although some women also require insulin to manage the condition .
This prospective study was conducted over a period of 17 months on a random sample of pregnant women between 18 and 45 years of age who were in the first half of their pregnancies and who had agreed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospitals affiliated with universities of medical sciences in different districts of Tehran , Iran .
Participants ’ dietary intakes were assessed during the 6th week of pregnancy using a 168-item , validated , semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire .
Between 24 and 28 weeks of gestation , all participants underwent a scheduled oral glucose tolerance test to determine whether or not they had gestational diabetes mellitus .
Diagnosis of GDM was based on criteria set by the American Diabetes Association .
Of 1,026 study participants , 71 tested positive for gestational diabetes mellitus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ index ) tests and the results of the food questionnaires , researchers determined that a diet high in fruit and vegetable intake was “ significantly and inversely associated with GDM risk.
” Women who consumed 2.1 servings per day or less had significantly higher odds ratio for GDM than those who consumed at least 4.9 servings per day , after adjustment for confounding factors .
No association was found between dairy products and GDM .
Researchers concluded that fruit and vegetable consumption in women of reproductive age has beneficial effects in the prevention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ studies have produced similar findings .
A prospective cohort study published in November 2018 followed 1,337 pregnant women in Western China , assessing dietary intakes at 15 to 20 weeks of gestation with a validated food frequency questionnaire and determining GDM with oral glucose tolerance tests at 24 to28 weeks of gestation .
A total of 199 women , 14.9 % of participants , developed GDM .
Exploratory factor analysis was performed to derive dietary patterns , three of which were identified : a plant-based pattern , a meat-based pattern and a high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the study , researchers determined that there was no significant association between early pregnancy dietary patterns and GDM risk later in pregnancy , but a high protein-low starch diet was associated with lower risk for GDM among women who were overweight pre-pregnancy .
[ iii ] In addition to the increased risk of recurring GDM in subsequent pregnancies , women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus are at higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes .
A March 2019 study published in the European Journal of Nutrition explored associations between dietary intake of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus .
In this Canadian cohort study , a total of 281 women with prior GDM were recruited around six years after their pregnancy .
Dietary intake was obtained with a validated food frequency questionnaire , and anthropometric measurements such as height , weight and BMI were measured along with glycemic components , during a clinical visit .
These readings allowed researchers to stratify the women according to normal glucose tolerance or abnormal glucose tolerance , a significant factor in the development of Type 2 diabetes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a cross-sectional analysis , showing that of the 281 participants , a total of 155 women had normal glucose tolerance and 126 had abnormal glucose tolerance .
Women with abnormal glucose tolerance had significantly less fruits and vegetables in their diets and tended to have lower fruit servings than women with normal glucose tolerance .
To illustrate the big difference a small dietary improvement can make , a single serving increase of fruits and vegetables was associated with a reduced likelihood of having abnormal glucose tolerance .
Researchers concluded that higher intake of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be associated with a lower likelihood of abnormal glucose tolerance and decreased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes among women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus .
[ iv ] Researchers from Harvard and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention partnered to explore the dietary connection between fruit and vegetable intake and women at risk of Type 2 diabetes , once referred to as adult-onset diabetes but now occurring more frequently in children as well .
In the 2004 study chaired by Brigham and Women ’ s Hospital at Harvard Medical School @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prospective data from the Women ’ s Health Study ( WHS ) taken from 1993 to 2003 , to evaluate the hypothesis that a high intake of fruits and vegetables protects against onset of Type 2 diabetes and to explore whether specific subgroups of fruits and vegetables differentially affect diabetes risk .
The WHS comprised 39,876 female health professionals who were at least 45 years of age and who were free of heart disease , stroke or cancer at the time of the study and who had not been previously diagnosed with diabetes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 38,018 ( 95 % ) of participants who completed a 131-item semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire , which included 28 vegetables and 16 fruit types .
Participants were asked to accurately reflect their long-term dietary intake as a way of establishing good validity to the data .
Average daily intakes of individual fruits and vegetables were calculated by multiplying intake frequency by portion size , with total intake computed by summing the intake of individual items .
Vegetables were divided into groups , including cruciferous ( broccoli , cabbage , cauliflower , Brussels sprouts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yellow squash , yams , sweet potatoes ) , green leafy ( spinach , kale , lettuce ) , and other ( corn , mixed vegetables , celery , eggplant , mushrooms , and beets ) .
Diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes was based on self-reports , the validity of which was confirmed according to the American Diabetes Association diagnostic criteria .
Analytical models were adjusted for age , total calories and smoking , and follow-up was conducted for an average of 8.8 years .
Results showed a “ significant inverse relationship with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intake , ” further supporting the findings of similar studies .
It is important to note that not all fruits and vegetables were equal in terms of positive health impact .
Of the specific foods studied , intake of green leafy and dark yellow vegetables was significantly associated with reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes , while starchy vegetables such as potatoes showed a significant positive association with Type 2 diabetes risk .
[ v ] To learn more about the powerful health benefits of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on GreenMedInfo.com [ ii ] Inverse relation between fruit and vegetable intake and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus .
Mirmiran P , Hosseinpour-Niazi S , Moghaddam-Banaem L , Lamyian M , Goshtasebi A , Azizi F. Int J Vitam Nutr Res .
2019 Jul ; 89 ( 1-2 ) :37-44 .
PMID : 31188080 [ iii ] Dietary patterns during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes : a prospective cohort study in Western China .
Mak , J.K.L.
, Pham , N.M. , Lee , A.H. et al .
Nutr J 17 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10.1186/s12937-018-0413-3 [ iv ] Associations between fruit and vegetables intake and abnormal glucose tolerance among women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus .
Mercier R , Perron J , Weisnagel SJ , Robitaille J. Eur J Nutr .
2019 Mar ; 58 ( 2 ) :689-696 .
PMID : 29569007 [ v ] A Prospective Study of Fruit and Vegetable Intake and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women .
Simin Liu , Mary Serdula , Sok-Ja Janket , Nancy R. Cook , Howard D. Sesso , Walter C. Willett , JoAnn E. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Care Dec 2004 , 27 ( 12 ) 2993-2996 ; DOI : 10.2337/diacare.27.12.2993

You’ve heard a lot about the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables, but did you know that a diet rich in these natural foods can be key to having a healthy pregnancy?
In a study published in July 2019 in the peer-reviewed International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research, a multi-disciplinary team of scientists in Tehran, Iran, investigated the association of consuming fruits, vegetables and dairy products with instances of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in pregnant women.
Gestational diabetes is a condition that afflicts women during pregnancy who did not have diabetes before becoming pregnant. GDM typically onsets around the middle of the pregnancy term, between 24 and 28 weeks, and can recur during subsequent pregnancies.[i] Doctors will often recommend eating a balanced diet and getting regular exercise to control GDM, although some women also require insulin to manage the condition.
This prospective study was conducted over a period of 17 months on a random sample of pregnant women between 18 and 45 years of age who were in the first half of their pregnancies and who had agreed to attend prenatal clinics in any of five hospitals affiliated with universities of medical sciences in different districts of Tehran, Iran.
Participants’ dietary intakes were assessed during the 6th week of pregnancy using a 168-item, validated, semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Between 24 and 28 weeks of gestation, all participants underwent a scheduled oral glucose tolerance test to determine whether or not they had gestational diabetes mellitus. Diagnosis of GDM was based on criteria set by the American Diabetes Association.
Eating More Fruits and Veggies Lowers Gestational Diabetes Risk
Of 1,026 study participants, 71 tested positive for gestational diabetes mellitus. Based on results of BMI (body-mass index) tests and the results of the food questionnaires, researchers determined that a diet high in fruit and vegetable intake was “significantly and inversely associated with GDM risk.”
Women who consumed 2.1 servings per day or less had significantly higher odds ratio for GDM than those who consumed at least 4.9 servings per day, after adjustment for confounding factors. No association was found between dairy products and GDM. Researchers concluded that fruit and vegetable consumption in women of reproductive age has beneficial effects in the prevention of GDM.[ii]
Other studies have produced similar findings. A prospective cohort study published in November 2018 followed 1,337 pregnant women in Western China, assessing dietary intakes at 15 to 20 weeks of gestation with a validated food frequency questionnaire and determining GDM with oral glucose tolerance tests at 24 to28 weeks of gestation.
A total of 199 women, 14.9% of participants, developed GDM. Exploratory factor analysis was performed to derive dietary patterns, three of which were identified: a plant-based pattern, a meat-based pattern and a high protein-low starch pattern. At the end of the study, researchers determined that there was no significant association between early pregnancy dietary patterns and GDM risk later in pregnancy, but a high protein-low starch diet was associated with lower risk for GDM among women who were overweight pre-pregnancy.[iii]
In addition to the increased risk of recurring GDM in subsequent pregnancies, women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus are at higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. A March 2019 study published in the European Journal of Nutrition explored associations between dietary intake of fruits and vegetables and abnormal glucose tolerance among women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus.
In this Canadian cohort study, a total of 281 women with prior GDM were recruited around six years after their pregnancy. Dietary intake was obtained with a validated food frequency questionnaire, and anthropometric measurements such as height, weight and BMI were measured along with glycemic components, during a clinical visit. These readings allowed researchers to stratify the women according to normal glucose tolerance or abnormal glucose tolerance, a significant factor in the development of Type 2 diabetes.
Results of the study were determined via a cross-sectional analysis, showing that of the 281 participants, a total of 155 women had normal glucose tolerance and 126 had abnormal glucose tolerance. Women with abnormal glucose tolerance had significantly less fruits and vegetables in their diets and tended to have lower fruit servings than women with normal glucose tolerance.
To illustrate the big difference a small dietary improvement can make, a single serving increase of fruits and vegetables was associated with a reduced likelihood of having abnormal glucose tolerance. Researchers concluded that higher intake of fruits and vegetables in the diet may be associated with a lower likelihood of abnormal glucose tolerance and decreased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes among women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus.[iv]
Leafy Greens and Dark Yellow Vegetables Lower Diabetes Risk
Researchers from Harvard and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention partnered to explore the dietary connection between fruit and vegetable intake and women at risk of Type 2 diabetes, once referred to as adult-onset diabetes but now occurring more frequently in children as well.
In the 2004 study chaired by Brigham and Women’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, researchers analyzed prospective data from the Women’s Health Study (WHS) taken from 1993 to 2003, to evaluate the hypothesis that a high intake of fruits and vegetables protects against onset of Type 2 diabetes and to explore whether specific subgroups of fruits and vegetables differentially affect diabetes risk.
The WHS comprised 39,876 female health professionals who were at least 45 years of age and who were free of heart disease, stroke or cancer at the time of the study and who had not been previously diagnosed with diabetes. Detailed diet information was provided by 38,018 (95%) of participants who completed a 131-item semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire, which included 28 vegetables and 16 fruit types.
Participants were asked to accurately reflect their long-term dietary intake as a way of establishing good validity to the data. Average daily intakes of individual fruits and vegetables were calculated by multiplying intake frequency by portion size, with total intake computed by summing the intake of individual items.
Vegetables were divided into groups, including cruciferous (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts), dark yellow (carrots, yellow squash, yams, sweet potatoes), green leafy (spinach, kale, lettuce), and other (corn, mixed vegetables, celery, eggplant, mushrooms, and beets). Diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes was based on self-reports, the validity of which was confirmed according to the American Diabetes Association diagnostic criteria. Analytical models were adjusted for age, total calories and smoking, and follow-up was conducted for an average of 8.8 years.
Results showed a “significant inverse relationship with diabetes risk and total fruit and vegetable intake,” further supporting the findings of similar studies. It is important to note that not all fruits and vegetables were equal in terms of positive health impact. Of the specific foods studied, intake of green leafy and dark yellow vegetables was significantly associated with reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes, while starchy vegetables such as potatoes showed a significant positive association with Type 2 diabetes risk.[v]
To learn more about the powerful health benefits of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, explore the fruit and vegetable research databases on GreenMedInfo.com
References
[i] CDC.gov, Pregnancy, During pregnancy, Diabetes, Gestational, https://www.cdc.gov/pregnancy/diabetes-gestational.html
[ii] Inverse relation between fruit and vegetable intake and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Mirmiran P, Hosseinpour-Niazi S, Moghaddam-Banaem L, Lamyian M, Goshtasebi A, Azizi F. Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 2019 Jul;89(1-2):37-44. PMID: 31188080
[iii] Dietary patterns during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study in Western China. Mak, J.K.L., Pham, N.M., Lee, A.H. et al. Nutr J 17, 107 (2018) doi: 10.1186/s12937-018-0413-3
[iv] Associations between fruit and vegetables intake and abnormal glucose tolerance among women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus. Mercier R, Perron J, Weisnagel SJ, Robitaille J. Eur J Nutr. 2019 Mar;58(2):689-696. PMID: 29569007
[v] A Prospective Study of Fruit and Vegetable Intake and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women. Simin Liu, Mary Serdula, Sok-Ja Janket, Nancy R. Cook, Howard D. Sesso, Walter C. Willett, JoAnn E. Manson, Julie E. Buring. Diabetes Care Dec 2004, 27 (12) 2993-2996; DOI: 10.2337/diacare.27.12.2993


renegadetribune--2020-02-10--Pakistan Swiftly Passes Resolution Calling For Public Hanging Of Pedophiles

Renegade Editor ’ s Note : Can we please do this here ?
Our politicians would never go for it , since most of them would be getting the rope .
Pakistan ’ s parliament passed a resolution Friday that calls for the public hanging of convicted child killers and rapists .
AFP reports that the resolution , which is non-binding , comes after a number of high-profile child sex-abuse cases have scandalized the South Asian nation in recent years , leading to major outbreaks of unrest and riots .
Parliamentary affairs minister Ali Muhammad Khan , who presented the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legislature , said that child killers and rapists “ should not only be given the death penalty by hanging , but they should be hanged publicly.
” While the resolution was swiftly passed by a majority of lawmakers , human rights minister Shireen Mazari has emphatically stated that it does not enjoy the backing of the government .
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry also condemned the passage of the resolution .
However , Pakistan has struggled to come to grips with rampant crimes of child sexual abuse .
A child @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his crime in Kasur , near Lahore , sparked days of nationwide protests and unrest .
Six-year-old victim Zainab Fatima Ameen was attacked by a 24-year-old man who later confessed to raping and murdering the young girl .
In 2015 , authorities busted a huge paedophilia ring in Kasur .
In the massive scandal , it was found that at least 280 children were being sexually abused by a gang who blackmailed parents with threats to publicly release the videos .
In March 2016 , Pakistan criminalized sexual assault against minors , child @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rape and sodomy had previously been punishable by law .
Human rights NGO Amnesty International also condemned the recent passage of the bill by the lower house of parliament , with AI Deputy South Asia Director Omar Waraich noting that “ public hangings are acts of unconscionable cruelty ” with no place in a society that respects people ’ s rights .

Renegade Editor’s Note: Can we please do this here? Our politicians would never go for it, since most of them would be getting the rope.
Pakistan’s parliament passed a resolution Friday that calls for the public hanging of convicted child killers and rapists.
AFP reports that the resolution, which is non-binding, comes after a number of high-profile child sex-abuse cases have scandalized the South Asian nation in recent years, leading to major outbreaks of unrest and riots.
Parliamentary affairs minister Ali Muhammad Khan, who presented the resolution in the lower house of the legislature, said that child killers and rapists “should not only be given the death penalty by hanging, but they should be hanged publicly.”
“The Quran commands us that a murderer should be hanged,” the minister added.
While the resolution was swiftly passed by a majority of lawmakers, human rights minister Shireen Mazari has emphatically stated that it does not enjoy the backing of the government.
In a tweet, Mazari wrote:
“The resolution passed in [the National Assembly] today on public hangings was across party lines and not a govt-sponsored resolution but an individual act. Many of us oppose it – our [Ministry of Human Rights] strongly opposes this. Unfortunately I was in a mtg and wasn’t able to go to NA.”
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry also condemned the passage of the resolution.
Chaudhry tweeted:
“Strongly condemn this resolution. This is just another grave act in line with brutal civilisation practices [sic]. Societies [should] act in a balanced way, [barbarity] is not an answer to crimes. This is another expression of extremism.”
However, Pakistan has struggled to come to grips with rampant crimes of child sexual abuse.
A child rapist was hanged in October 2018 after his crime in Kasur, near Lahore, sparked days of nationwide protests and unrest.
Six-year-old victim Zainab Fatima Ameen was attacked by a 24-year-old man who later confessed to raping and murdering the young girl.
In 2015, authorities busted a huge paedophilia ring in Kasur. In the massive scandal, it was found that at least 280 children were being sexually abused by a gang who blackmailed parents with threats to publicly release the videos.
In March 2016, Pakistan criminalized sexual assault against minors, child pornography and trafficking. Only acts of rape and sodomy had previously been punishable by law.
Human rights NGO Amnesty International also condemned the recent passage of the bill by the lower house of parliament, with AI Deputy South Asia Director Omar Waraich noting that “public hangings are acts of unconscionable cruelty” with no place in a society that respects people’s rights.
Continuing, the advocate said: “Executions, whether public or private, do not deliver justice. They are acts of vengeance and there is no evidence that they serve as a uniquely effective deterrent.” A number of human rights groups have demanded that the country reinstate a moratorium on the death penalty. Capital punishment was reintroduced following the 2015 Army Public School massacre that claimed the lives of 151 people. Sarah Belal, the executive director of anti-death penalty group Justice Project Pakistan, told AFP: “There is no empirical evidence to show that public hangings are a deterrent to crime or in protecting the psycho-social well-being of children.” This article originally appeared on The Mind Unleashed.
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