Word: yolks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...atherosclerosis, the inner walls of the arteries become clogged with fatty material. Part of this is cholesterol, a white, soapy-feeling substance (actually an alcohol) found in all animal fats, nerve tissues and egg yolk. Some doctors insisted that the cholesterol was the villain: there must be too much of it in the patient's blood. If it were cut out of the diet, the hardening of the arteries would at least be arrested...
...Including lean meat, but excluding: meat fat animal lard, butter or whole milk; fatty fish such as salmon; egg yolk...
...Centro Adhemar de Barros, a free clinic which he supports; lunched with 200 taxi drivers, dined with Benedito Valladares, chief of President Dutra's copa e cozinha (pantry and kitchen) cabinet. At a churrasco (gaucho barbecue) in the working-class district of Penha, someone threw an egg, spattering yolk over Adhemar's shirt. Snorted Adhemar: "A Communist." He called twice on Dutra, attended Mass, visited headquarters of his Partido Social Progressista, ate another churrasco in another workers' bairro...