Random Analogies
Essential Fatty Acids
a: An essential fatty acid ~
b: antifreeze
What: This is a very good discussion of diet and the characteristics of different types of food. The key point about fats: "Essential fatty acids can act like antifreeze, they are liquid at very low temperatures. For example, flax is a cold weather grain, so it has a lot of healthy fats". This is a good comparison. Another stark comparison is the physical state of butter and any poly unsaturated fat at room temperature. Butter is solid and most if not all unsaturated oils are liquid. The general assumption is that eating unsaturated fatty acids increases the fluidity of membranes in the body
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Writer: James Biddle MD
LCC: QP
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Sep 22 2010 10:57 AM
# 588 Critique Analogy
Eating Baked Potato Soup
a: Eating baked potato soup ~
b: slurping a real baked potato
What: "Eating Baked Potato Soup is like slurping a real baked potato. It has everything in it you'd like to pile on: Butter, onion, bacon, and cheese! Serve with Watercress Salad and Belgian Endive Salad with Vinaigrette; Smoked Chicken and Tomato Sandwiches; and Peach Parfaits."
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Writer: Fraya Berg
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Date: Aug 11 2011 11:04 AM
# 1069 Critique Analogy
a: Lymph node ~
b: Cookie Monster
What: "The lymph's primary job is to carry protein molecules back to the heart that are too big to fit back into the veins. The fluid is transported through a series of connected vessels flowing to the lymph nodes in the drainage basin of that area (the armpit for the chest and arm). Once in the nodes, the floaty bits get smashed up like a garbage disposal and they are filtered out. The lymph nodes are like having Cookie Monster inside that particularly loves to feast on the nasty bits like bacteria."
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Writer: Ms. Lovejoy-Evans
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Date: Jun 10 2013 11:02 AM
# 3305 Critique Analogy
a: Vitamins ~
b: chemical enablers
What: "We all know the absolute necessity of vitamins and minerals. Without these our bodies cannot function properly. However, even these things that are necessary can be harmful if present in the body in overabundance. The reality is, for me, supplementation is very minimal. Understand that vitamins are like chemical enablers: they must be present for certain chemical reactions to proceed-but having more of them than necessary to perform these functions does not make the process more efficient"
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Writer: Steven Siemons
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Date: Dec 25 2013 2:55 PM
# 4412 Critique Analogy
