Talk:Sweetbread
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[edit] Movies
Hannibal Lecter prepares Sweetbreads with human organs at the beginning of Red Dragon. Should this go in the article? :)
- I don't think so. I don't see it's particularly relevant. KeithD 10:10, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
Depends whether he gives a recipe.--Syd Henderson 00:54, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Adverse effects?
Aren't there adverse effects to eating endocrine glands? I recall a study on the consumption of the thyroid leading to hyperthyroidism. While i can't say the same for the thymus gland, I can speculate that an excess of pancreatic hormones can't be too good for your health.
Pancreatic hormones are all peptides, so they'll all be digested pretty quickly in the small intestine. Even if they weren't, they'd have no waay of getting from the gut to the bloodstream, so they wouldn't have any effect. Thyroid hormones are lipophilic small molecules, so they're much more able to survive digestion and escape the gut. So relax and enjoy those ris de veau! -- Tom Anderson 2006-08-18
[edit] Missing info
How did sweetbread get its name?
Need more info and reference on claim about vitamins and minerals.
