Turmeric didn't affect my appetite, but ginger seems to reduce it by 400 cals, that's what drew my attention here. Perhaps ginger reduces appetite by improving digestion. More digestion means more nutrient uptake, signalling the brain that the body is adequetely fed and to reduce food cravings.
The Lancet. 1  The Lancet medical journal, established 1823. 2  The Lancet survey of Iraq War dead, 2004 claimed 100,000 people had died in Iraq in 2003-04. 3  2nd Lancet study (and here and here), Oct 2006, claims 650,000 Iraqis have died.
And that's just the cost in treasure. As for the blood cost, the study estimates that the war killed at least 134,000 Iraqi civilians, and contributed to the deaths of four times that many people. Add in security forces, journalists, and humanitarian workers, and the number is somewhere between 176,000 and 189,000.