My Australian friend tells me that a serving of Vegemite raises both one's IQ and testosterone level.
Is this true?
Also, is Vegemite available in American stores? More specifically, San Diego?
2007-08-20 17:45:19 · 9 answers · asked by Darth Cheney 7 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
Jack B, Em_butterfly says you're having a joke on me. Is that true?
2007-08-20 18:00:44 · update #1
Thanks Patrick. I might really buy some from that site.
2007-08-20 18:05:30 · update #2
Vitamin B supports immune system functions, speeds up the metabolism, and supposedly helps with skin tone.
I could only find it on line
This pseudo-informative answer has clearly been inspired by Jack, but given to you by Patrick
2007-08-20 18:00:45 · answer #1 · answered by Patrick the Carpathian, CaFO 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Vegemite is just like Marmite (an English version of Vegemite). It is promoted as containing high level of Vitamin B. Various tests have shown that you need to eat jarful to get some vit. B. It is just a marketing ploy.
IQ?... Testosterone?... are you kidding.
It's just a savoury spread. What's more, it is an acquired taste. Not everybody likes it.
2007-08-20 17:54:14 · answer #2 · answered by nadia g 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Vegemite is good for you because it has a lot of vitamin B in it and it is extremely low in fat. Apparently American stores have banned the sale of Vegemite but I brought some in for some friends last time I was travelling and had no probs with customs. If you want some have your friend send or bring it to you, otherwise you could try the international stores at Santa Monica.
As for boosting IQ or testosterone levels I think your friend is having a joke, we like to do that ;)
2007-08-20 17:53:51 · answer #3 · answered by Em_butterfly 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
"I'm a happy little vegemite as bright as bright can be!"
Why do you think Australian children sing that dittie! It's because they slap vegemite on toast for breakfast lunch and dinner.... (tea, in fact). Of course it raises testosterone. It is chock-a-block full of vitamin B which induces metablism and thereby provides energy from the bodies fat reserves... which you burn through running around happy all day... and that exercise my friends... induces more testosterone in adult men.
Of course, the higher IQ goes without saying. Australians were the only Country smart enough to invent and enjoy vegemite as a nationwide food ... when you think of it like that it sort of speaks for itself really doesn't it! That's why we feed it to our children on hot buttered toast every day. I had some this morning and my testosterone levels are through the roof!
As for San diego, I heard the USA took it off their market because vegemite was interfering with the double arches big breakfast menu sales. Those multi-nationals rule the world economy.
BTW.. it is nothing like marmite. I wouldn't feed marmite to my cat!
2007-08-20 18:39:53 · answer #4 · answered by Icy Gazpacho 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely true! Vegemite is quite near the perfect food! Made from brewer's yeast, it has wonderful health-promoting qualities and is full of vitamins and nutrients. It makes one smarter and more charming; just look at me!
As for its manly properties, just so you know, Viagra is unknown in Australia... ;)
Joking? I'm deadly serious when it comes to Vegemite! Look how well it's done by me! :)
Edit: I just checked online and saw that Cost Plus in San Diego is still carrying Vegemite.
2007-08-20 17:58:00 · answer #5 · answered by Jack B, sinistral 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I have to say until Men At Work, I never heard of Vegemite. I think they more or less made it a little popular in the U.S. I know this is not an answer but I just had to comment on the memory
2007-08-21 06:29:41 · answer #6 · answered by marquie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
UGH. Have you tried it? LOL, sorry, maybe you'd think it's fantastic, but.... oh man. Just remembering it later made me feel sick for YEARS - my first grade teacher gave us some on graham crackers, and I thought it was nutella. Yuck, yuck, yuck!
Okay, sorry - um, that sounds pretty questionable to me. I think they're just trying to justify eating that stuff! I don't know if it's a sure-thing in the supermarkets around you, but just recently I've seen it on shelves - by the peanut butter and nutella. I think it cropped up last year at Albertson's in the san bernadino valley - so check around, maybe you've got it too!
Yucky - well, hope you enjoy it! :P
2007-08-21 09:30:36 · answer #7 · answered by Cedar 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vegemite sounds like shoe polish in a jar yet do not enable that positioned you off. it incredibly is salty in flavor yet i does not say bitter. it incredibly is in hassle-free terms a savoury incredibly than candy flavour. i've got examine someplace that it incredibly is been banned in the States so i don't comprehend no count in case you may get carry of it even from an Aussie foodstuff shop yet once you are able to and you opt to attempt it, I recommend you unfold it thinly on some toast and notice no count in case you like it. it is likewise advantageous unfold on crackers and on toast with a poached egg on impressive. As has already been suggested it is likewise in many cases utilized in stews etc. in case you employ it in this variety there is probably to be no could desire to characteristic salt.
2016-10-16 07:38:03 · answer #8 · answered by rud 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if it would raise your I.Q or testosterone, but it does contain thiamine and Vitamin B which are both good for your brain, it also contains floride which is good for your teeth, I heard they banned it from being imported over their because they don't allow flouride in the food. but www.greataussiefood.com.au delivers it worldwide.
2007-08-20 18:19:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
yummy
nice blog
2007-08-21 14:42:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋