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To: Ilaine who wrote (15848)	4/4/2006 11:47:21 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541933

I saw that. It was interesting wasn't it? I think it probably depends heavily on the kind of fat you are ingesting, and your genetic predisposition to metabolizing fat. I never gave up butter for margarine, not even as a child, because margarine smelled like something you shouldn't eat. Quite frankly raw meat gives me the same kind of heebie jeebies- can't stand the smell of it. I figure our bodies know quite a lot about what's good for us- and if you feel healthy after eating something, it's probably good for you. I feel like crap after eating a large portion of meat, ditto for sugar, or too many carbs. I feel great after eating veggies, fruits, cheeses, fish (though not shellfish- which of course aren't fish anyway). I don't know that most people pay attention to their bodies though. Looking around at the people snarfing up fast food, who clearly should not be snarfing up fast food, I've got to say that studies are probably good for people who aren't paying attention to what their bodies are telling them.

To: Ilaine who wrote (15848)	4/4/2006 12:08:57 PM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 541933

Rather than admitting they're stumped, the High Priests and Priestesses of Self-Denial continue to claim that they're right and the study is wrong. What else is new? No one who studies a complex subject for very long, establishes opinions on it, and whose assumptions and conclusions do not stand up to scrutiny is very likely to admit error. Doing so is hard, humiliating, and embarrassing. However, it is ultimately a mark of true intelligence. We see a lot of that dynamic here. It goes along with the notion that everyone is a genius.

To: Ilaine who wrote (15848)	4/4/2006 12:29:22 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541933

I was bemused, nay, entertained, by the February 8 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, which published the results of a huge epidemiological study (49,000 women) that completely destroys the claims that a low fat diet prevents invasive breast cancer, colorectal cancer, or heart disease. If you be bemused by that, you'll howl at this piece, which is unfortunately too long to fully paste here. A thorough deflating of many sacrosanct mostly liberal shibboleths by a couple of highly qualified Berkeley hard science profs: ncpa.org