"graham" > wrote in message
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> On 08/01/2016 2:10 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> "graham" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 08/01/2016 12:44 PM, Helpful person wrote:
>>>> On Friday, January 8, 2016 at 2:36:54 PM UTC-5, MaryL wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>> That's what I do. I eat old-fashioned oatmeal several times a week,
>>>>> and
>>>>> I haven't added sugar since I was a teenager (a *long* time ago).
>>>>> There
>>>>> are also some other cooked cereal that I think do not contain sugar.
>>>>>
>>>>> MaryL
>>>>
>>>> Except i don't care for oatmeal. I like dry cereal.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.richardfisher.com
>>>>
>>>
>>> Some 50 years ago I was in hospital in a large public ward where there
>>> were some teen and adult patients recovering from tonsillectomies. The
>>> standard post-operative procedure was to make them eat *dry
>>> cornflakes*!!!
>>
>> I'd heard of that! I wonder why? It sounds rather cruel
>>
> I thought so at the time but the thinking then was that if they didn't,
> there would be swelling and they'd have to operate again.

Ok, I didn't know that.

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