Eggs-actly.
In Daniel E. Koshland, Jr.'s editorial "Methodology and theory at the frontier" (27 Mar., p. 1621), the name of the Thomson atom was spelled incorrectly.
Eggs↗
Biomedical subjects
J R Gustafson
Publications and source records attributed to J R Gustafson.
The Diet Habit Survey: a new method of dietary assessment that relates to plasma cholesterol changes.
The Diet Habit Survey was designed to identify eating habits and measure dietary changes made over time by 442 adults in the Family Heart Study, a coronary heart disease prevention project. Reliability was determined by test-retest analysis. Validity was assessed by comparison with 24-hour dietary recalls and by comparing changes in diet with changes in plasma cholesterol levels. At baseline, 89% of the subjects were classified as eating the current American diet (37% fat), 10% reported eating Diet 1 (30% fat), and 1% reported eating Diet 2 (25% fat). After 5 years of dietary intervention, the population's eating habits had shifted; 48% reported eating the current American diet, 37% reported Diet 1, 14% reported Diet 2, and 1% reported Diet 3 (20% fat). Significant plasma cholesterol lowering was associated with changes in Diet Habit Survey scores reflecting lower cholesterol and saturated fat and higher complex carbohydrate intakes. This questionnaire is an inexpensive, reliable, and valid instrument for rapid assessment of eating habits and diet composition and, thus, is an important new tool for dietetics researchers and practitioners.
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Arguments about the atherogenic potential of foods.
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Arteriosclerosis↗
The cholesterol-saturated fat index for coronary prevention: background, use, and a comprehensive table of foods.
The potential of a food or a diet to raise the plasma level of total and low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and to promote atherosclerosis is directly related to its cholesterol and saturated fat content. A new formula that indicates the concentrations of cholesterol and saturated fat in foods, termed the cholesterol-saturated fat index (CSI), has been devised. A low CSI indicates low saturated fat and/or cholesterol content and thus hypocholesterolemic and low atherogenic potential. Guidelines are provided for using the CSI to evaluate or plan low-fat diets, for comparing a food or a mixed dish with others, and for evaluating a day's food intake. A comprehensive table of foods is presented.
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The cholesterol/saturated-fat index: an indication of the hypercholesterolaemic and atherogenic potential of food.
A food's hypercholesterolaemic-atherogenic potential lies in its cholesterol and saturated-fat content. To help understand the contribution of these two factors a cholesterol/saturated-fat index (CSI) has been calculated. This index is based on a modification of a regression equation computed from metabolic studies designed to lower plasma lipids. A low CSI indicates low saturated fat and cholesterol content and low atherogenicity. The CSI may be used to compare different foods and recipes and to evaluate daily intake quickly and easily.
Arteriosclerosis↗
Splenectomy for hypersplenism.
The five-year experience with 75 consecutive splenectomies has been reviewed. Special detail was given to eight critically ill hypersplenic patients. Their diagnoses included Hodgkin's disease, lymphoma, leukemia, myelofibrosis and Felty's syndrome. Three presented with sepsis, two with anemia not responsive to transfusion, three had pathologic bleeding and two could not receive additional needed therapy of underlying disease because of low counts. All cases responded to splenectomy favorably. Hypersplenism is primarily a loss of balance between the splenic destruction-sequestration and bone marrow production. The demonstrated rapid consumption of transfused cells and some degree of functional reserve of the bone marrow is the prerequisite and clue for splenectomy response in critically ill patients.
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Aneurysmal rupture following resection of abdominal malignancy.
Four cases of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms as a postoperative complication are reported. This represents a 24 per cent mortality for elective operation in patients with known abdominal aortic aneurysm. Three cases followed resection of abdominal malignancy. The possibility exists that subtle trauma during operative manipulation may have heightened the risk of rupture. The risk to life from large abdominal aortic aneurysms (more than 6 cm) exceeds the risk of most malignancies. Abdominal aortic aneurysm should be resected first when co-incidental to a malignancy, unless the malignancy is complicated by hemorrhage, obstruction or perforation.
Abdominal Neoplasms↗