Welcome to the MedLibrary.org Wikipedia Supplement on Talk:Framingham Heart Study -- Please Click to Return to Front Page

"Many studies and articles criticise the Framingham study. As evidence, the following quote is used: "In Framingham, Massachusetts, the more saturated fat one ate, the more cholesterol one ate, the more calories one ate, the lower people's serum cholesterol...we found that the people who ate the most cholesterol, ate the most saturated fat, ate the most calories weighed the least and were the most physically active." Dr William Castelli 1992 (Director of the Framingham study). "

criticse on what bases? presente as evidence of what?

That's not criticism. It sounds like an unexpected result of the study. Does it come with a proper source, e.g. journal article or newspaper report? JFW | T@lk 16:19, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

The source is: Castelli, William, "Concerning the Possibility of a Nut. . ." Archives of Internal Medicine, Jul 1992, 152:(7):1371-1372

However for some reason the abstracts on pubmed and Archives of internal medicine don't seem to have any text!? [1] [2] [3]

Anyway, many articles do criticize it for the reason that it goes against established thinking. I'll see if I can find a reference of a critical article. Turgonml 14:44, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Seriously, I would love for a definitive answer on this Dr. Castelli quote, which I have seen repeated in many, many places. But I can't find a single official source confirming or refuting it. I guess this guy is still alive so it would be great if we could find out directly from him, but I can't find out any contact information. Given how controversial this topic is I can't believe this hasn't been settled conclusively yet. --WayneMokane (talk) 01:45, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

There is a citation given in article is indeed given as Castelli, William, Arch Int Med, Jul 1992, 152:7:1371-1372. I'll check on it the next time I go to the library ind put the statement in the article if the attribution is accurate. If so this would be a rather important inclusion to say the least. --WayneMokane (talk) 19:24, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

I found a few more references to this quote, one on each side of the "was it taken out of context" debate. See [4] and [5]. —Preceding unsigned comment added by WayneMokane (talk • contribs) 20:47, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Please expand this article

The article describes the Study in general, but should also present the major insights and recommendations that have come out of the Study over the years, including insights that have reversed or extended previous insights. David (talk) 10:52, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia content modification information:

• This page was last modified on 30 June 2008, at 10:52.

Wikipedia Authorship and Review

Wikipedia content provided here is not reviewed directly by MedLibrary.org. Wikipedia content is authored by an open community of volunteers and is not produced by or in any way affiliated with MedLibrary.org.

Wikipedia Usage Guidelines

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article on "Talk:Framingham Heart Study".

The URL for this specific entry is:

• http://medlibrary.org/medwiki/Talk:Framingham_Heart_Study

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details). Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.