Word: dieting
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Your Nov. 12 article "Fats & Heart Disease," in which you quoted Dr. Normal Jolliffe, implied that a relationship between dietary fat and heart disease has been fairly, firmly established, yet raised the question "How great is the effect [on heart disease of fats in the diet?" While there may be a relationship between a high level of diet and fat consumption and the incidence of heart disease, there is broad lack of understanding on the relative amounts of fat in various foods. For instance, an 8-oz. glass of whole milk contains between 8 and 10 grams of fat Only...
...maids dancing under ever blue skies. But 20th century taste has preferred the pyrotechnics of the impressionists to Corot's blue and silver waltz. Beside figures painted in hot, expressionist colors, Corot's milk-white shepherds piping to their sheep were considered as unsatisfying as a diet of lily stems...
...Good red meat is good for anyone; but though it may make an athlete think he is stronger, it works no more magic than the ground lions'-teeth with which ancient warriors spiced their meals. For the most part, "there is considerable doubt whether manipulation of an adequate diet can enhance performance . . . The best diet for an athlete is one that he enjoys and one that, at the same time, provides a variety of nutritious foods in amounts adequate to maintain his weight at an optimal level...
Saturated or Not? Two significant changes have taken place in the average U.S. diet in the last 30 years, says Jolliffe: the proportion of fat has gone up from 31% to 41%, and the proportion of saturated to unsaturated fats has increased still more sharply. This is because unsaturated fats (corn, cottonseed and peanut oils and some olive oils) are usually liquid at room temperature, so they are messier than the solid saturated fats (lard, suet, butter). As a result, manufacturers of shortening usually hydrogenate their unsaturated fats-by adding a couple of hydrogen atoms under heat and pressure. This...
...scale test. Men of 50 to 55 who have never had a heart attack, and men under 50 who have recently had one, will enroll in an Anti-Coronary Club. After exhaustive physical examinations, up to 5,000 volunteers will pledge themselves to abide by Dr. Jolliffe's diet rules. Within five years, Dr. Baumgartner hoped, there would be enough evidence to show whether they actually have fewer heart attacks than their fellows who stay on unrestricted diets full of saturated fats...