friends poor research!

[tracymort]

why is it that a show like friends, with all that money can't do a bit of research right? especially as it could affect the health of babies/pregnant women. the other week Rachel, who is pregnant ate lobster!!! you so don't eat lobster when pregnant, i know someone who miscarried cos she ate a dodgy lobster. you'd think they'd get something like that right on tv.

[incitatus]

Um...If you judge your dietary intake on the basis of sitcoms it could be argued you get what you deserve. OK when pregnant you shoud be careful what you eat. Shellfish, raw cheese, raw meat, pate, all these can present health risks. But so does salad, particularly in restaurants. And hamburgers. and icecream. And pretty much everything. Its all about making informed choices on the basis of good data. ie not what Rachel does on Friends.
Incidentally the japanese manage to breed pretty succesfully on a diet extremely rich in fish, crustaceans and molluscs, raw and cooked. Just an observation, not a recommendation.

[rut]

Maybe Rachel didn't know. I didn't