Not commenting on the current Firestone fiasco. But, I remember
the large scale and definitive British study that started the
connection between red meat and heart attacks. One conclusion was
that in the 50 to 60 age group twice as many men on heavy red meat
diets had fatal attacks compared to the control group. I looked up
the appendices on the raw data. In a study involving 10,000 men,
in that age group, two red meat guys died versus one non red meat
guy.
That study proved that 50 year olds were a very healthy bunch.
But, the authors obviously had their own agenda, although
technically they did not misrepresent the "numbers".
With coffee, the 'researchers' conveniently could not separate
excessive coffee drinking from 3rd party stress or type-A
personalities. With Red Dye #2 they fed the rats till their eyes
bulged, supposedly to compress the test time scales. CBS staged
the burning pick up trucks and salt no longer causes high blood
pressure.
Why would anybody believe the media, diet book authors or the
grant hungry research community on anything? Their track record is
lazy and pathetic.
Mike L.
60A,67E,59ug
----- Original Message -----
From <RBHouston at aol.com>
To: <jboatri@emory.edu>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: October 9, 2000 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: NLBC: Was Front suspension rebuild, now product
liability
> In a message dated 10/09/2000 7:22:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> jboatri@emory.edu writes:
>
> << I would not trust Firestone to look out for my
> best interests.
> >>
>
>
> Can't say that I disagree Jeff. I do think the press jump in
too quick and
> too hard in many if not most interest, but having said that, I
just spent
> over $700 changing my PU and my wife's SUV tires to another
brand. Ounce of
> prevention? Or did I fall for the "if they say it on TV it must
be
> true"...either way, I'd rather spend the money and not spend the
time
> worrying about it. Besides, the new Bridgestones look cool!
>
> I did hear on the radio this AM that Explorers are more likely
to roll over
> if they have Goodyears!
>
> I do want to be informed and all but I still remember that
figures lie and
> liers figure. Accidents happen, and if you read the little
blurb on the sun
> visor of all SUVs, you probalby wouldn't want to ever drive them
over 30 mph
> and then only in a straight line with no traffic.
>
> RH....ramble, rumble, fumble, poof!
>
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