tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post3474958199702227608..comments2024-03-28T16:22:14.888-07:00Comments on Steve Sailer: iSteve: Will eating nuts save your life?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-39015436183641399942013-12-01T23:12:42.189-08:002013-12-01T23:12:42.189-08:00"The best ways to have a long live:
1) Live ..."The best ways to have a long live:<br /><br />1) Live in a rich country<br /><br />2) Come from a line of long-lived ancestors<br /><br />3) Have parents who vaccinated you in childhood<br /><br />4) Don't smoke<br /><br />5) Eat reasonably<br /><br />6) Move around a bit a few times a week<br /><br />7) Drive with care"<br /><br /><br />Add to that 8) Adequate rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-57427799613708398622013-12-01T21:56:27.237-08:002013-12-01T21:56:27.237-08:00"Macadamia: Seriously, a treat with a frozen-..."Macadamia: Seriously, a treat with a frozen-wax texture? I better be in Hawaii."<br /><br />Are you kidding me? Chocolate covered macadamia nuts and white chocolate chip & macadamia nut cookies will be served in Heaven at every meal.Matthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-15369789851871716892013-12-01T21:53:43.896-08:002013-12-01T21:53:43.896-08:00"My hunch is that nuts are a substitution for..."My hunch is that nuts are a substitution for even more harmful snack foods with more starch and sugar, not that they're very healthy per se"<br /><br />I wonder if this is the case with a lot of "health foods" - it's not that they're especially healthy, but that they're replacing the worse alternatives. If you're eating lots of broccoli, perhaps what's saving your life isn't what's in the broccoli, but the fact that you aren't eating sugar/fat-laden alternatives.<br /><br />Two known facts suggests this might be the case:<br /><br />1) The benefits of caloric restriction on longevity.<br /><br />2) The failure to find any long-term benefits from consumption of multivitamins.<br /><br />Healthy eating may be more about what you don't eat than what you do eat. The real health benefit from eating broccoli is that it leaves less room for Oreos.<br /><br />One key to eating healthy is to stay ahead of your hunger. Once your body gets hungry you're more likely to go for junk food, which provides quick energy. Eat fruits, vegetables, and high fiber grains when you're half-hungry and you'll never get to that point.Matthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-91499868803225588082013-12-01T04:24:45.413-08:002013-12-01T04:24:45.413-08:00It's long been known, or at least stated, that...It's long been known, or at least stated, that people who regularly eat nuts are slimmer on average, which seems counterintuitive because nuts have a lot of calories-- about 180 calories per 1/4 cup, and nut butters have 100 calories per tbs (the average p&j sandwich probably has 3 tbs of peanut butter). Nuts, though, have a high satiety factor and will suppress appetite which I'd guess is the main reason they keep weight down, if they indeed do. My own experience has borne this out; I eat 2-3 full servings of nuts a day (about 400-600 calories) and I'm very thin. So I'll take the good nut news about longevity.toomanyspidershttp://toomanyspiders.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-61720636334051696592013-12-01T03:07:39.258-08:002013-12-01T03:07:39.258-08:00Do boiled peanuts count? Because I eat like two ca...Do boiled peanuts count? Because I eat like two cans of those a day.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-52646486434489743372013-12-01T01:26:55.093-08:002013-12-01T01:26:55.093-08:00"David said...
I've heard Ec majors say ..."David said...<br /><br />I've heard Ec majors say higher demand causes falling prices just as often as I've heard them say it causes rising prices."<br /><br />Maybe Econ majors should study other things besides Econ - like Botony. Nut trees take many years to mature. Even if growers planted more trees in response to higher demand, it would take years for them to produce saleable nuts. Economists think that thier laws supercede physical reality. They don't.Mr. Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-46178879279731881312013-12-01T01:22:10.841-08:002013-12-01T01:22:10.841-08:00"Anonymous said...
Bacon is also a very good..."Anonymous said...<br /><br />Bacon is also a very good source of protein and fat. Surely, this cannot be the explanation for the health benefits of nuts, if any."<br /><br />But you ignore the fact that bacon also contains nitrites - cured meats contain a lot of compounds which are probably carcinogens. It's a shame, as they are tasty. However there is nothing wrong with dietary fats, in and of themselves. I have no problem believing that nuts - assuming you are not allergic to them (in which case they are obviously NOT good for you) - are indeed rather good for you. Mr. Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-59849660426579656462013-11-30T20:45:40.644-08:002013-11-30T20:45:40.644-08:00You are what you eat.You are what you eat.Davidhttp://david-passingparade2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-58621114350575049722013-11-30T19:56:11.132-08:002013-11-30T19:56:11.132-08:00Dude, you are brilliant, but you always fall short...Dude, you are brilliant, but you always fall short when you try to criticize quantitative work. Even Andrew Gelman, who knows what he is doing, comes up with real zingers when criticizing the work of others. Just saying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-61092980931706677522013-11-30T15:46:23.817-08:002013-11-30T15:46:23.817-08:00Here is my experience eating commercially-availabl...Here is my experience eating commercially-available nuts:<br /><br />Peanut: Not nut.Best eaten roasted in the shell. But it is not even a nut!<br /><br />Walnuts: completely tasteless except for some vague woodiness. Just go gnaw on a tree.<br /><br />Macadamia: Seriously, a treat with a frozen-wax texture? I better be in Hawaii.<br /><br />Pecan: Throw them in a pie. In November. Or December.<br /><br />Cashew: Yes! But I want heavily salted, and with a beer. <br /><br />If the choice is between eating nuts or dying 5 years earlier, I choose death.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-86670214788885489632013-11-30T15:37:34.203-08:002013-11-30T15:37:34.203-08:00> Every time they release stories like this, it...> Every time they release stories like this, it causes a rush on said product which causes the price to shoot up. <<br /><br />I've heard Ec majors say higher demand causes falling prices just as often as I've heard them say it causes rising prices. For perfectly legible reasons, the average person's opinion of economics is that it's epitomized by the loud blur he glimpses on Asia Squawk Box while channel-surfing.<br /><br />Similarly, I have heard people swear by and against nuts for years. If you live long enough in America, you will see literalIy every form of provender denounced and praised, in cycles. I eat cashews, almonds, and pine nuts because they taste good, and if someone has a problem with this or a theory about it, I don't give a damn.<br /><br />Bobby, the snorkel's being metal is excellent.Davidhttp://david-passingparade2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-52576630922612486972013-11-30T14:47:40.591-08:002013-11-30T14:47:40.591-08:00Nuts, like berries, are expensive. So anyone routi...<i>Nuts, like berries, are expensive. So anyone routinely eating them is probably not among the poorest of people.</i><br /><br />Yeah, I heard about this on the radio the other day. The first thing I thought was, nuts are expensive, so I wondered if they controlled for wealth; people who can afford to eat a lot of nuts are more likely to be able to afford better health care, too. Then there's the correlation between wealth and intelligence; smart people take better care of themselves.Svigornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-57217309039428933892013-11-30T14:28:38.213-08:002013-11-30T14:28:38.213-08:00"Peanuts are fruits containing seeds, so they..."Peanuts are fruits containing seeds, so they are nuts in the botanical sense"<br /><br />Nah.<br /><br />With your definition, pears would be nuts.<br /><br />Cashews (yum) are nuts. Walnuts are nuts. Acorns are nuts. <br /><br />Peanuts are peas (well, legumes.) <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-44391498864902610302013-11-30T13:26:12.025-08:002013-11-30T13:26:12.025-08:00Peanuts are not nuts in the botanical sense, so th...<i>Peanuts are not nuts in the botanical sense, so their inclusion in this study is puzzling.</i><br /><br />Peanuts are fruits containing seeds, so they are nuts in the botanical sense. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-1972049785680984802013-11-30T12:51:29.380-08:002013-11-30T12:51:29.380-08:00"That said, I can believe that there are tang..."That said, I can believe that there are tangible benefits to eating nuts - assuming you aren't allergic to them. They are a good source of protein and fat, and they fill you up without a lot of carbohydrates"<br /><br /><br />Bacon is also a very good source of protein and fat. Surely, this cannot be the explanation for the health benefits of nuts, if any.<br /><br />People who eat a lot of nuts everyday unforced are just -different. I eat nuts too, but not everyday, and usually in combination with alcohol. <br /><br />Peanuts are not nuts in the botanical sense, so their inclusion in this study is puzzling.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-45212585923409259512013-11-30T12:06:58.549-08:002013-11-30T12:06:58.549-08:00OT: Remind me again, why can't I donate direc...OT: Remind me again, why can't I donate directly thru Paypal? <br /><br />I know, I know, it sucks, but it is still the most convenient way to transfer money to (business-wise) strangers. <br /><br />Yeah, I can transfer money to ISteve in other ways, but it will take 2 minutes. I think that this site is missing out on a lot of potential donations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-37314264581001562642013-11-30T11:58:33.633-08:002013-11-30T11:58:33.633-08:00Nuts, like berries, are expensive. So anyone rout...Nuts, like berries, are expensive. So anyone routinely eating them is probably not among the poorest of people. Also, their health benefits are widely touted in newspaper and magazine articles. So whoever is eating them because they read good things about them is someone who reads.<br /><br />That said, I can believe that there are tangible benefits to eating nuts - assuming you aren't allergic to them. They are a good source of protein and fat, and they fill you up without a lot of carbohydrates.Mr. Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-48777562599784802182013-11-30T11:55:30.725-08:002013-11-30T11:55:30.725-08:00The best ways to have a long live:
1) Live in a r...The best ways to have a long live:<br /><br />1) Live in a rich country<br /><br />2) Come from a line of long-lived ancestors<br /><br />3) Have parents who vaccinated you in childhood<br /><br />4) Don't smoke<br /><br />5) Eat reasonably<br /><br />6) Move around a bit a few times a week<br /><br />7) Drive with care<br /><br /><br />Everything else is incredibly expensive (on a population basis) for little gain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-32253453913564069502013-11-30T11:54:13.689-08:002013-11-30T11:54:13.689-08:00"DYork said...
A very high percentage of peo..."DYork said...<br /><br />A very high percentage of people will eventually die regardless of what they eat.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs4b3Fm5ymI&hd=1"<br /><br />Ah, the 70s - back when Woody Allen was funny.<br /><br />"Everyone you knew is dead."<br /><br />"How could they be dead? They all ate organic rice!"Mr. Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-45089605819581027112013-11-30T11:35:25.316-08:002013-11-30T11:35:25.316-08:00Blogger bobby said...
"But if it turns o...<i><br />Blogger bobby said...<br /><br /> "But if it turns out that eating nuts . . . makes you vastly less likely to be struck by lighting . . . "<br /><br />...causes me to spend more time kneeling on the ground trying to find and pick up the dropped nuts.<br /><br /> The more time I spend kneeling on the ground, the lower my chance of being struck by lightening.<br /><br /> But there's a trade-off.<br /><br /> The more time I spend kneeling on the ground, the more transitory radon I inhale, which increases my chances of cancer.<br /><br /> So I made a six-foot-long snorkel which I breathe through as I creep along the ground picking up my nuts.</i><br /><br />Bobby, that is such a Rube Goldberg solution. I am moved to offer you a much more efficient strategy that works for me.<br /><br />I keep my nuts in a sac. I call it a nutsack, and I always have them handy. They haven't fallen off yet!robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-42944724205612561362013-11-30T09:51:05.327-08:002013-11-30T09:51:05.327-08:00@bjdubbs:
Yes, Willet is behind a lot of the diet...@bjdubbs:<br /><br />Yes, Willet is behind a lot of the dietary nonsense we've been given these days. Though trans fats are likely yet another boondoggle:<br /><br /><a href="http://jaymans.wordpress.com/2013/11/09/trans-fat-hysteria-and-the-mystery-of-heart-disease/" rel="nofollow">Trans Fat Hysteria and the Mystery of Heart Disease | JayMan's Blog</a><br /><br />You think it'd be OK for McDonald's to go back to frying in beef fat. <br /><br />The situation is very much as Orlando Gibbons describes.<br /><br />JayManhttp://jaymans.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-52130673348818345932013-11-30T09:03:28.868-08:002013-11-30T09:03:28.868-08:00Sounds like an approach ready made for Bayesian an...Sounds like an approach ready made for Bayesian analysis. I think Pfizer should hire you, Steve, to come up with priors.JInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-35813733852900624862013-11-30T08:07:23.138-08:002013-11-30T08:07:23.138-08:00Since peanuts are legumes, are P-nuts really nuts?...Since peanuts are legumes, are P-nuts really nuts?David Davenporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03315090179595817174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-40338501613023966162013-11-30T05:19:48.937-08:002013-11-30T05:19:48.937-08:00"The brutal truth is that there is no way to ..."The brutal truth is that there is no way to know what causes heart disease, strokes or cancer, and almost nothing can be done to prevent them."<br /><br />Absolute nonsense.Dennis Manganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934802482968611507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-80452278989863160802013-11-30T02:19:00.507-08:002013-11-30T02:19:00.507-08:00A very high percentage of people will eventually d...A very high percentage of people will eventually die regardless of what they eat.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs4b3Fm5ymI&hd=1DYorknoreply@blogger.com