Essential Fatty Acid Content Of Dietary Fats And Fat Rich Foods Used In Rhodesia

A CAJM article on essential and non-essential fatty acids contained in the diet of Zimbabweans (formerly Rhodesians)Since the classical experiments by Kinsell et al. (1952) it has been generally accepted that replacement of animal fats in the diet by certain vegetable fats results in dramatic decreases in cholesterol and phospholipid concentration in serum and consequently reduces the risk of atherosclerosis. Joliffe and Archer (1959) collected data on death-rates due to coronary artery disease from 20 countries. The death-rate was positively related statistically to the percentage of saturated fat in the diet and the percentage of animal protein intake

The role of cerebrospinal fluid shunting in tuberculous meningitis

Twenty-three patients with severe tuberculous meningitis who underwent cerebrospinal fluid shunting within the first month of illness were reviewed nine months later. The criteria for and results of the use of cerebrospinal fluid shunts in tuberculous meningitis are reviewed