Yes,he was soooo good for this country.
Grateful for his namesake company.

I knew this to be true a long time ago, but it is nice to see the myth being taken down. This story reminds me of a quote by senior golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez, senior golfer, who claims he eats steak every day: "They say red meat is bad for you, but I never saw a sick-looking tiger."

So my great grandparents sticking to their whole milk, real butter, cream skimmed off the top of that whole milk and fresh homemade cheese from whole milk and using lard in the cooking of their meals had nothing to do with them living to 96 and 95 years of age? Grandpa and Grandma shame on you for believing in truth!

In that case, you get another point for honesty:-)

I miss Andrew. his namesake company is good!!! -- j

It 's funny you should say that. Brietbart picked up this study and asked the same thing in the end. If we' re lied to enough we won't believe anything. Chicken Little

My dad had to give up all sorts of foods to straighten out his system, but then lived into his '90's, and was healthy and happy. My mother, allergic to everything, dropped dead, literally, in her 60's, unhealthy her whole life long. So, genetically I have at least 2 strikes against me, and ya know what? I don't give a do-diddly damn. I eat what I like, when I like, exercise as I can and don't let food be an aggravation in my life. I am 62 and recently deemed healthy by the first doctor I had seen in over 5 years. My true worries come out of DC and my state and local seats of power. I refuse to let food be another concern. And, I am glad to see some common sense maybe seeing the light of day over fats, saturated and otherwise.

could there be any similarities between this story and global warming?! -- j

One of the reasons that lactase persistence is soooo interesting is that it shows how darn quickly we can adapt genetically (anti-malerial genes are the other main case).

I dunna want to digest that substance, Joe. I waannt outta here!

Jan
(PS. I did not invent the term 'mampires'.)

Because I am, you need not fear the mampire!

Jan, the mature and serious adult

thanks jan. glad you are on our team ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgM3FoeuU...

Not unless you have a reason-ectomy

Thanks Jan. I was not aware our species could adapt that quickly. I wonder then if we will soon be able to ingest and digest the crap coming out of Washington:-)

+1 point for "mampires"

Regards
Joe

This is an interesting 'corner case' on the rate of human evolution. In Paleolithic Scandinavia, the presence of the allele for lactase persistence was 0; in modern Scandinavia it is around 97%. In the last 5-8K years, this version of a gene has become almost exclusively dominant in that population (and 3 or 4 others in different events around the world). The persistence of the lactase gene correlates well with the domestication of cattle (and camels?) by the local populations.

So, yes, this is a very recent change in human physiology; one which allowed us to become 'mampires' and live off liquids produced by living animals who did not have to be killed in order to sustain us. Because of this, the ability to digest lactose is a good candidate for allergies due to side effects that have not been eliminated from our genome.

Another 'candidate for early elimination' in allergy testing is gluten. This is for similar reasons: the amount of gluten in human (and dog) diets was small until the Neolithic agricultural revolution.

'Mampires'. MWA HAHAha hahahah!

Jan

Always liked that song, especially the lyrics. Actually wife never hinders (hardly) any of my choices, but we do play the game of hide and seek just to keep it interesting. (However too, after I strongly denied it, she's the one that told the VA that I have PTSD, and she didn't want that to get worse.)

Neal,
the wife needs to get on board with "it's my life" point for Pendulum reminds me of my book Pendulum of Justice, which I think you might very well like. song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3JFEfdK_...

Walt, Love you story !!! I’m just 72 with about the same specs as yours. My reply to the new and greatest discovery on earth about Saturated Fats is:
What? I’ve been denying myself of the great taste of saturated fats all this time. Was this a government study? Wasn’t it the government that warned me about milk, butter, salt, sugar, then fake sugar, eggs, now wheat and flour, etc. in the past? The diet pendulum swings at a higher frequency than politics.
In reality since I was just a youngster I’ve eaten just about anything I ever wanted, and I enjoyed a Snickers Bar almost every day (Costco sold them in nice boxes of 48 bars). I never changed my eating habits until about age 50 when I stopped drinking whole milk and went to 2%, yuk. Switched about age 55 to 1%, and at age 60 I went from 1% to Non-Fat, hated it but got used to it quickly. Even 1% now tastes like cream. Then at about age 60 I started to put on a little weight probably because I started listening to the nonsense studies a little more than I used to. What good did it do me? None, Not A, Nothing. Now, in my 70’s I’ve decided to eat what I please, when I please, and however much I please (last night Lobster for an appetizer and Lasagna for dinner).
The other day (yesterday actually) at the grocery store when my wife wasn’t looking I snuck into the cart a giant Hershey’s Bar with Almonds, and a Snickers Bar. I intend to enjoy both of them. When I reach age 80 I intend to do even more whatever I want, after all who wants to live forever anyway? Again, that’s just my opinion, I could be wrong. But also, that’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it. And I confess, I lied about the giant Hershey’s Bar, I really got three of them because they were three for four dollars. And for my final confession, two of the giant Hershey’s Bars are already gone and the wrappers buried in the trash.

I hate doing posts from my Kindle! aarrrgghh!
To this day AHA pushes the consumption of whole grains and sugars over and discourages the consumption of red meats, eggs, and butter. Transfats have been directly linked heart disease however. The same groups that pressured food manufacturers and restaurants to switch to transfats in the 90 s now are pushing for their removal. Your busybody orgs and govt hard at work pushing more psuedo science.

lol yes, I fought db over this as well

I've been saying this for years...

This was covered in a big article in our local newspaper. My wife tried to hide it from me, because it is what I have been telling her for years.

Being a senior geezer, my body is falling apart in increments. However, it's good to know that chili dogs, pizza and rib-eye steaks are back on the menu.