Sunday, September 25, 2011

Social Medicine

While eating dinner with my aunt and uncle a few weeks ago, Ah-Bei (as I call my eldest uncle) pulled out a bottle of wine.  (I drank more in that family weekend than I do on a normal weekend.)

Ah-Bei: So, tell us about the health benefits of wine.

Father: They're pretty general and obvious, right?  Good for your heart, anti-oxidants...

Ah-Bei: No, I want to hear it from her.  A Harvard-educated public health expert.

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Later, debating the merits of animal fats.

Brother: True, they're saturated fats, but they are actually healthier-

Moi: I haven't read as much on it, but I don't think-

Ah-Bei: Hm.  The public health PhD has doubts about this.  I'm going to go with Harvard on this one.

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