did you see this? My goodness! Have they no souls?!

“Heart Association Backs Statin Use for At-Risk Kids ”

AHA Scientific Statement: Drug Therapy of High-Risk Lipid Abnormalities and Adolescents A Scientific Statement From the American Heart
Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in Youth
of Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, With
Cardiovascular Nursing

Circulation. 2007;115:000-000.)

Hi Robert–

Yeah, I saw it and read about it.  Disgusting.  As soon as I get the chance, I’m going to put them up for the Reckless Award.

Cheers–

MRE 

I was at Rancho a couple of weeks ago, and the monument is already there.

Cheers–

M 

Thank God none of those in the group I play with would do such a thing.  Our only inviolable rule is ABSOLUTE silence when someone is getting ready to putt.  Break that rule and…

Cheers–

MRE 

Pray how did you manage to find out how much Olestra is in the stuff ?

We wait with bated breath

Hi Simon–

I found the most recent paper on olestra I could find and started tracking back through the references listed, pulling those papers, checking those citations on back until I finally found a 1998 JAMA paper with the information I wanted. Here is the relevant excerpt:

Overall preference for olestra potato chips was slightly lower, and this is probably reflected in the 22% lower chip consumption in the olestra group. Despite lower consumption, the olestra group reported being no less satiated than the TG chip group. This suggests a previously reported7 possibility that olestra use will reduce energy and fat intake, aiding weight control in those who consume potato chips. While the median consumption of olestra chips was less than TG chips, it was more than 57 g (2 oz), which is more than a typical single-serving snack-sized bag of chips, and there were 155 subjects who consumed more than 113 g (4 oz) of olestra chips (>33 g of olestra). Thus, the consumption levels were adequate to ensure that enough olestra was consumed to evaluate potential GI effects. However, even in the participants consuming more than 113 g (4 oz), there were no differences observed in the frequency or severity of reported GI symptoms between groups, nor was there any indication of a dose-response relationship of increasing symptoms with higher consumption levels in either test group. The 2 statistically significant findings (increased upset stomach in the 0- to 57-g [0- to 2-oz] olestra group and increased incidence of any symptom in the 57- to 113-g [2- to 4-oz] TG group) appear likely to be due to random variation.

The information label on olestra products states that “olestra may cause loose stools and abdominal cramping.” The current study findings do not support this statement. The label primarily reflects the results from 2 clinical studies in which subjects were required to consume olestra at every meal for 56 consecutive days. In those studies there were statistically significant increases (19%-42%) in mild to moderate GI symptoms in persons eating 20 or 32 g of olestra per day in foods (equivalent to 68-111 g [2.4-3.9 oz] of chips relative to the current study) compared with placebo subjects. [My italics]

Based on these figures, it calculates out that there is about 8.3 grams of olestra in an ounce of chips.

Cheers–

MRE

Rightly or wrongly i’ll yr concs as corroboration

Thanks much yr sleuthing.

Hi Simon–

…”non-shite-inducing fat ordinaire.”  Sounds so much better than saturated fat.  May I use it in the next book?

Cheers–

MRE