Talk:Blubber
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Maybe a picture of actual blubber would be more appropriate? Cazort 22:47, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
Blubber in fish?
Is blubber seen in fish?
I ate lots of Seawolf (fish) recently. Those were filets slices cut from that "Stonebiter", with the skin around the slice. Under the skin is on closer inspection a 1-2 mm thick layer of what from appearance and function (thermal insulation) should be fat.
HOWEVER, said fat did not melt on frying, it got rather slimy and glibbery and is really not amusing to eat. Could this be blubber? If not, what is it?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.73.213.30 (talk) 14:13, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
What biochemical differences?
Along the lines of the above question, what 'are' the biochemical differences between blubber and other types of adipose tissue?--66.245.62.25 07:55, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
Neutrality disputed
"Whale blubber, which tastes like Arrowroot biscuits, has similar properties."[8] - Personal opinion.
- This is supported by a reference. To cite personal opinion published in a book is perfectly permissable. HairyWombat (talk) 06:09, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
"The positive effects of consuming blubber can be seen in Greenland; in Uummannaq for example, a hunting district with 3,000 residents, no deaths due to cardiovascular diseases occurred in the 1970s. However, emigrants to Denmark have contracted the same diseases as the rest of the population. The average 70-year-old Inuit with a traditional diet of whale and seal has arteries as elastic as that of a 20-year-old Danish resident.[9]" - Original research and correlation, not causation of Greenlander diet to cardiovascular disease deaths. Cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality probably poorly observed and reported in Greenland in the 1970s. I highly doubt the insinuation of arterial elasticity is valid. Sites a speech at a conference, not a peer-reviewed journal. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.182.3.105 (talk) 18:50, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
- From the conference paper:
For the last two years Greenland has been participation in the International Atherosclerosis Project. This is a project supervised by experts at the Louisiana State University in New Orleans in the USA. Among other things, they have studied the coronary arteries of the hearts of over 23,000 deceased persons from sixteen different countries.
The provisional results of the new studies in Greenland have shown ...
- So not in any way original research. Also, there is nothing wrong with referencing a conference paper. Most research published in journal papers first sees the light in conference papers.
- The anonymous editor doesn't seem to have quite undersood what is meant by original research. I am therefore reverting these two edits. HairyWombat (talk) 06:09, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
I am reverting your reversion, you can find article from LSU that is referenced if you want to verify this information. I am educated in exercise science and the inferences of "arterial elasticity" are likely rubbish. This information is too old to be valid anymore, predating modern methods in the field.
And yes, there is something wrong with citing a conference paper when making statements about serious implications on human health. You can cite conference papers for damn near any useless, deceptive diet product on the market, I'm sure. This information needs to be supported by peer reviewed journals.