Re: Cheese

Jim Chinnis wrote:
: "Juhana Harju" <shantigiriorama@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in part:
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:: Jim Chinnis wrote:
::: William Wagner <not-to-here-williamwag@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in part:
:::
:::: Found this too Jim.
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:::: http://www.theses.ulaval.ca/2004/22151/ch01.html#d0e751
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:::: Perhaps more crapola. :))
:::
::: No, but it's a plan for research if my skimming is right. Not really
::: what I mean. I'm talking about a single study that shows that
::: consuming more saturated fat rather than (preferably) a number of
::: other things causes the rate of disease and death to rise.
::
:: Nowadays there are ethical reasons why such trial can not be done.
:: It would be unethical to put any patient on a saturated fat diet as
:: it is considered to be atherogenic based on a large body of evidence.
:
: Sometimes we discover that what we knew to be true was wrong. A
: number of well-established medical/surgical procedures have been
: abandoned because randomized trials showed them to be worthless or
: worse.
:
: But I agree that the current mindset (and evidence) would make a
: sat-fat randomized trial difficult. I just wonder about the hundreds
: of millions of people who avoid sat fat to improve their health.
: Suppose they are making it worse?

You have such suspicions, I don't. There are numerous ways saturated fats
are harmful to body. They raise LDL cholesterol and promote atherosclerosis
and thrombosis, worsen endothelial function and make arteries more
dense(postprandial effect) and cell membranes more stiff - to name just few
of the effects.

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Juhana

"All facts are theory-laden"
- Paul Feyerabend


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