Is there any health risk to NEVER eating at a fast food restaurant? On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 12:11 PM OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> The whole medical industry gets really excited about small changes in > outcomes that other sectors would regard as statistical noise. The > reduction in deaths due to colonoscopies for example - talk about a > solution looking for a problem (at what cost to the consumers?) ... > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 10:25 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Allan, so this means I can go back to eating beef tallow sandwiches with > > impunity? > > > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 12:37 AM Allan Streib via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > The whole debacle that was the crusade to get McDonald's to switch from > > > beef tallow to vegetable oil was led by a wealthy activist named Phil > > > Sokolof who had no qualifications or training in medicine or > > > nutrition. He had survived a heart attack and became convinced that > > > cholesterol was a great evil that needed to be removed from the food > > > chain. He started running full-page ads in major markets attacking > > > McDonald's and their french fries. > > > > > > In what has to be one of the greatest ironies/tragedies in the history > > > of pop nutrition, McDonalds eventually caved, and started using a blend > > > of hydrogenated vegetable oils to cook the fries. You may remember that > > > the tables and door handles at McDonald's all started to become > "sticky" > > > around that time, because the hydrogenated fry oil particles in the air > > > become a sort of a tacky plastic when they settle on surfaces and > > > oxidize. Imagine that circulating in your arteries. > > > > > > The french fries became cholesterol-free but they were now loaded with > > > trans-fats. And the public was convinced that they were now *healthier* > > > fries, so they ate more of them and that's also right around the time > > > that the huge "super size" portions started. > > > > > > Allan > > > > > > > > > Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > > > > > > > My doctor buddy the other day was telling me about some study that > > > > when people where fed French fries cooked in beef tallow they ate way > > > > less than fries cooked in veg oil. Something about the body telling > > > > you that you are full on the beef but it takes much longer to get the > > > > response from the veg oil. > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
