tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14282752.post113941362369052965..comments2023-07-10T00:22:11.785-07:00Comments on Yossarian Lives: Bring out the brownieVeenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06064708986711901612noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14282752.post-1139433586511005012006-02-08T13:19:00.000-08:002006-02-08T13:19:00.000-08:00So in another 25 years, if my BMISo in another 25 years, if my BMI < 25 and my avg fat intake is < 76 g, then maybe I can go back to hogging brownies? Thank you for spoiling my perfect day.Veenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06064708986711901612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14282752.post-1139419478353425472006-02-08T09:24:00.000-08:002006-02-08T09:24:00.000-08:00Ya, I had the same reaction. Then I read the actua...Ya, I had the same reaction. Then I read the actual papers:<BR/><BR/>a) This is a trial with women in the age-group 50 - 79. So if I can get to the point where I'm 50 and post-menopausal then I will gorge on brownies for all they're worth<BR/><BR/>b) For all the talk about low-fat diet, there's basically no decrease in the cholesterol levels of the intervention and comparison groups - both groups see a drop in cholesterol and the difference is a mere 1%, so it's not surprising that they don't get higher risks of heart disease.<BR/><BR/>c) If you look carefully at the tables, you see a dramatic increase within each of the groups in risk of heart disease by BMI. People with BMI < 25 had an annualised % of cases that was about one-third that of those who were truly obese <BR/><BR/>d) The people in their comparison group aren't exactly pigging it out either. Average fat intake / day is 76 g at the start of the study, with a total energy intake of about 1800 KCal. <BR/><BR/>e) Finally, I don't know if ethnicity is a major factor, but something like 2% of their sample is Asian - so it's questionable whether it's generalisable to other ethnic groups<BR/><BR/>Sigh. Okay. Back to salads.Falstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09791162324919462038noreply@blogger.com