In that particular situation I think it’s more a matter that colon cancer is very slow to progress and not something who’s symptoms are noticed until it’s at an advanced stage. Considering that there’s a 10 year span between recommended checks I don’t see it being a major expense for the population as a whole (no pun intended, of course!)
-D who has one coming up in a couple of years > On Dec 17, 2020, at 12:10 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
