some answers from that dairy study....

[Guest guest]

this debunks the pro-dairy story that came out a few days ago....

well, at least gives some answers

 

 

Dear Friends,

 

Another fraudulent study brought to you by

the same dairy the company that owns Betty

Crocker. How appropriate. This one is a total

crock.

 

How did the Journal of the American Medical

Association (JAMA) let this one slip through

the peer-review process and get published in

the April 24, 2002 issue? Perhaps Elsie the Cow

did the peer-reviewing?

 

On page 2059 of the same April 24th issue, JAMA

lists their key objectives. I love these two:

 

" The Journal has a social responsibility to

improve the total human condition and to

promote the integrity of science. "

 

" To report American Medical Association

policy, as appropriate, while maintaining

editorial independence, objectivity, and

responsibility. "

 

The severely flawed stuudy was partially funded

by General Mills, who conveniently owns the

Haagen Dazs ice cream company, Yoplait Yogurt,

and Wheaties and Cheerios. Conflicts of interest?

You decide. I've discovered an ENORMOUS flaw

in the study. You are not going to believe

this one. Funny thing. Nobody from the media

was responsible enough to discover the same thing

I did. Oh, well. We know who buys the media's

loyalties. GOT MILK ADS?

 

Yesterday's headlines:

 

" Dairy consumption prevents obesity "

 

Today's lead story on your nightly news:

 

" Dairy consumption prevents diabetes

and obesity. "

 

Future magazine stories (3 month lead time):

 

" Dairy consumption prevents obesity,

diabetes, and heart disease in young adults. "

 

What are all of the above based upon?

 

I spoke to the senior author of the JAMA study,

Mark Pereira, Ph.D. (617-355-2375).

 

We spoke for 25 minutes, and I found Pereira

to be likeable. Of six authors, only one is

a medical doctor. Pereira gave me permission to

quote him. I had him repeat this statement a few

times, in order to accurately quote him:

 

" Our research is incomplete, and we are not

suggesting changes in the dietary guidelines. "

 

Incomplete? I'll say! While the study's

author is not suggesting changes in the way

people eat, the media and dairy industry will

do just that.

 

A sample of 3,157 males were included in the

study. Diets were compared to diabetes rates.

In order to assess an association between disease

and dairy consumption, the authors placed

restrictive guidelines that compromised their

conclusions. The study is so flawed, that it is

laughable. When I read the author's words on

page 2082, I wanted to cry:

 

" We identified dairy products as any items

reported during the diet history interview

that were either 100% dairy (eg, milk) or

included dairy as one of the main ingredients

(eg, dips made with sour cream). We did not

include mixed dishes. "

 

I was astounded.

 

When I spoke with the senior author (Pereira),

I asked:

 

" You did not include pizza? "

 

He responded:

 

" No. "

 

" Macaroni and cheese? "

 

" Nope. "

 

" Milk and cereal?

 

" No. The grains would have compromised

the glycemic index. "

 

I could not hide my anger and disappointement.

 

" Don't you realize that half of the 170

billion pounds of milk produced in America

go towards making pizza? "

 

He was surprised.

 

" I didn't know that. "

 

I told Pereira that in 1970, the average American

ate ten pounds of cheese, and that last year, the

average American ate 31 pounds. It takes ten pounds

of milk to produce one pound of hard cheese.

 

" Cheeseburgers? "

 

" No. "

 

" Chicken Parmagiana? "

 

" No. "

 

" Cakes, cream cheese on bagels,

milkshakes, cream sauce, cheese sauce,

milk chocolate? "

 

" No, no, no, no, no, no! "

 

The terrible thing is that the media reports

just one thing.

 

Dairy prevents obesity and diabetes.

 

The terrible thing is that those dairy products

that cause obesity and diabetes were not even

considered by the researchers.

 

Here's obesity information:

 

http://www.notmilk.com/f.html

 

Here's diabetes information:

 

http://www.notmilk.com/d.html

 

I received hundreds of letters yesterday

from people asking:

 

" What can we do? "

 

Let me tell you what you can do.

Your local newspaper contains a fax

number or EMAIL address for letters to

the editor. Your television news station

has a telephone number.

 

Please. Get active.

 

Send this letter, or write your own.

 

The dairy industry will do everything they

can to promote this lie. They will spend

millions of dollars in advertising, and

three months from now, magazines will repeat

these same distortions.

 

You must make a difference.

 

Robert Cohen

http://www.notmilk.com