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From: winalski@psw.enet.dec.com (Paul S. Winalski)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: Is sauerkraut a "brain" food?
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Date: 12 Jun 91 18:40:37 GMT
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In article <1991Jun12.111414.1@sask.usask.ca>, chin@sask.usask.ca writes:
|>
|>A few years ago, a chef on television said that many chess grandmasters eat
|>sauerkraut.

Many chess grandmasters are from the Soviet Union, where chess is
extremely popular.  Sauerkraut and other cabbage dishes are staples of
Eastern European cuisine.

|>Does sauerkraut contain any special qualities that increase mental
|>capacity?

No.

--PSW