Dear list members
A bit of Xmas hilarity for you.
I am trying to figure out if the PolyMeal
was indeed a "spoof" as the Brits say. This
kind of thing has caught me out
several times when reading BMJ Xmas issues. One
year there was a paper on social inequality in
mortality of dogs (I kid you not) by George
Davey Smith. I know George, and thought it was a
brilliant take-off of some of the work we had
done together in the past. Even one of the names
of co-authors sounded like a clever pun, something
like Anna Husky PhD (no offence to this person, and
that is nothing like their actual name). To my
mortification, it turned out to be a real paper.
Likewise, for many years I believed that Ronnie
Frankenberg, a much honoured figure in UK medical
sociology and anthropology, was pulling me leg
about a book called 'Love and Max Weber'. This also
turned out to be a real book.
So watch out
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> Chocolate Serve"?
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> [ I think its a satire! See the original BMJ article at
> http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/329/7480/1447?ehom ]
>
> Heart-Healthy 'Polymeal' Diet Includes Wine, Chocolate
> Contributed by Jai A. Dennison | 17 December, 2004 20:15 GMT
>
> "Considering the disturbing adverse effects of garlic, we do
> not recommend taking the Polymeal before a romantic
> rendezvous," say the authors. A daily diet of wine, dark
> chocolate, fruits and vegetables, almonds and garlic -- along
> with fish four times a week -- could reduce heart disease in
> the U.S. population by a whopping 76%, say the authors of a
> study published in this week's BMJ.
>
> Results of dining on the Polymeal were most dramatic for men,
> who were projected to live on average 6.6 years longer than
> those not eating the meal. Men will also gain nine additional
> years free of heart disease, the study indicates, and those
> that do develop it will be ill for fewer years of their lives.
>
> Women eating the Polymeal also will live significantly longer
> -- nearly five years more than women not eating the meal.
> They will also put off the onset of heart disease for eight
> additional years.
>
> Non-Pharmaceutical Alternative
>
> The study authors reviewed the medical literature on how much
> each of the polymeal ingredients reduces heart disease, blood
> pressure or cholesterol levels. (Drinking 150ml of wine
> daily, for instance, reduces heart disease by 32%.) They then
> calculated the combined effect of consuming all of the
> ingredients and projected the potential effect across an
> ongoing study of American adults.
>
> The findings follow research last year (2003) into a
> 'Polypill', a combination of drugs taken in one dose which
> was designed to reduce heart disease by more than 80%. The
> authors of the Polymeal study were searching for a
> non-pharmaceutical alternative.
>
> In Western society we are all at risk from the causes of
> cardiovascular disease, say the authors, and the diseases
> that accompany it. Following the Polymeal promises to be an
> effective, non-pharmacological, safe and tasty means to
> increasing life expectancy and reducing heart disease across
> the population, they conclude.
>
> Do Not Combine with Romance
>
> "The Polymeal should not be combined with additional
> consumption of alcohol, in order to avoid intoxication and
> conflicts with friends, relatives, and authorities," say the
> paper's authors, Oscar H. Franco, Luc Bonneux, Chris de Laet,
> Anna Peeters, Ewout W Steyerberg and Johan P. Mackenbach.
>
> "Furthermore, additional alcohol consumption could attenuate
> the effects of the Polymeal and negatively influence other
> health measures. Driving motor vehicles or performing
> activities that require high levels of attention shortly
> after the consumption of the Polymeal should be avoided,"
> they recommend.
>
> "Moreover, considering the disturbing adverse effects of
> garlic, we do not recommend taking the Polymeal before a
> romantic rendezvous, unless the partner also complies with
> the Polymeal," the authors advise.
>
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