Word: fats
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Fat Under Fire
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...
...ORIGINAL CAPE TOWN REPORT IN THE "LANCET" AND REALIZE THAT THESE ENTHUSIASTIC COMMENTS WERE BASED ON ONLY EIGHT SUBJECTS WITH OBSERVATION PERIODS AVERAGING ONLY TEN DAYS? THE STUDY WITH THE TEN EGGS WAS ON ONLY TWO SUBJECTS. WHAT'S THE EVIDENCE FOR STATEMENTS THAT "THE PROPORTION OF FAT HAS GONE UP FROM 31% TO 41%, AND THE PROPORTION OF SATURATED TO UNSATURATED FATS HAS INCREASED STILL MORE SHARPLY"? IF THESE ARE CHANGES MEASURED BY RETAIL SALES OR AVAILABILITY OF FATS THEY PROVE NOTHING CONCERNING CHANGES IN FAT CONSUMPTION. FATS MAY WELL BE CONCERNED WITH ATHERO SCLEROSIS BUT THE PROBLEM...
...annoyance with parents. "My ma," wrote one youngster, "is quite fat, and she hates my bunny. She's always getting headaches and is quite a nuisance to have around. She always tells me to get out from under her feet when I'm not under her feet at all. My dad never laughs at a joke and is a nuisance to have around. So as I look at it there's no use for parents...
...Spanish times the Xolos were important to Mexican Indians in many different ways. Young ones could be stuffed with corn and bananas and brought to a hoglike fatness. Since the Indians had no other domestic animals except turkeys and ducks, the fat, hairless Xolo puppies were a leading source of meat. They were raised in large numbers, and a famous dog market near Mexico City sold as many as 400 a week. The Spanish clergy tried to suppress this traffic, with only gradual success. For many years the Spanish, too. appreciated roast Xolo. Mexico's famed painter Diego Rivera...