Comments on: Strangest nutrition facts I’ve seen

By: Presh Talwalkar

Presh Talwalkar — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:09:20 +0000

Chris: I heard coconut was "bad" in terms of fat, so I had to peek when I found the nutrition facts for coconut powder.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:04:17 +0000

Yes that was strange.Where do you find this out at?
Chris

By: cchow

cchow — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:58:36 +0000

but the beauty of clarified butter is that it has a higher smoke point than regular butter making it more versatile as a cooking oil.

i see what joon is saying but instead find that oftentimes the lay press over interpret the medical literature and attribute conclusions to studies that were never in fact claimed by the original researchers.

oftentimes the larger studies do employ statisticians to vet their methods….but people sometimes fail to realize that statistical significance doesn’t always imply clinical or real world significance.

By: RohoMech

RohoMech — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:26:23 +0000

That reminds me of the TUBS of clarified butter you can get at India grocery stores….or the TUBS of mayonnaise you can get a Sams Club….yesh

By: Presh

Presh — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:57:51 +0000

@Joon: It’s funny how some research “sticks” and is propagated. I think what happens is the message is lost in translation. One research report I saw talked about portion control as effective for diets. The researchers implemented portion control via frozen foods. The headline was great: “Frozen Foods are good for diets.”

@Erik: Shrewd observation my friend. My grandma tells me she uses it sparingly in making Indian food, though for what, I don’t know.