Word: vergniaud
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From the Charleston area, Dr. Dale Groom reported, the hearts studied showed twice as much atherosclerosis (the form of arteriosclerosis that affects the coronary arteries) as did the hearts collected in Haiti by Dr. Vergniaud Péan. Why? Their diets did not differ significantly except in two respects: the Haitians got far less to eat, and as many as 42% in the poorer classes were underweight, while as many as 30% of better-fixed Charleston Negroes were overweight; also, the Haitians had practically no cholesterol in their diet, while the South Carolinians had six to 20 times as much...
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