Outliers: The Story of Success · chapter 0 · id outliers-c0-01-roseto-pennsylvania-had-remark
“Roseto, Pennsylvania had remarkably low rates of heart disease in the 1950s-60s -- roughly half the rate of neighboring Bangor and well below national averages -- despite residents eating high-fat diets, smoking, and being obese.”
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Egolf, Lasker, Wolf & Potvin (1992), American Journal of Public Health 82(8)DOI registry: valid
Roseto had a strikingly lower mortality rate from myocardial infarction compared with Bangor over the 1935-1965 period. During 1955-1961, there were zero heart attack deaths in Roseto men aged 25-54.
Bruhn & Wolf (1979), The Roseto Story, University of Oklahoma Presssource alive
Rosetans cooked with lard, not olive oil. Roughly 40% of calories came from fat. Many men smoked cigars. Obesity was common. Yet cardiac mortality was approximately 40-50% lower than in Bangor.
Wolf (1969), Circulation 40(Suppl. IV)DOI registry: valid
Psychosocial forces, including community cohesion and social support, may protect against myocardial infarction independently of conventional risk factors.
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