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Appendicitis was around in ancient times, too, so I am not sure I understand the reference only to industrialized nations in that respect.

readthenotes1 3y ago
"Appendicitis is predominantly happening in the industrialized nations of the world — areas where fiber content of the diet tends to be lower. " I saw it as a reference to fiber poor diets....
- RandomLensman 3y ago
  Perhaps, but I am somewhat surprised to see rates of appendicitis lower in the US than in Europe, for example.
  - xbar 3y ago
    while gnoshing on a French prune Me too.
    - nerdponx 3y ago
      "nosh" is a loanword from Yiddish, definitely no silent "g" prefix there. Unless you're experiencing gnosis while noshing, in which case carry on. I've had prunes that good before. If you're experiencing gnashing while noshing, then I suggest taking a break and changing to a different activity.
      - quickthrower2 3y ago
        The last one might be gnarly.
      - posterboy 3y ago
        gnash (one's teeth) and German knusen ("to chew") ought to be related with nosh and German naschen, seeing that snack in the same sense may be derived from some onomatopoeia meaning "bite". It's a non-trivial problem since these onmnomnom forms are thought to escape regular sound change. However, you may be right that silent g is inserted by mistake, but an archaic g-prefix which may be realized as /k/ is productive in Swabian, which might indicate a western Yiddish variety rather than the more eastern Ashkenaz.
        denton-scratch 3y ago
        Is "Knödel" related?
        posterboy 3y ago
        Related to what, Frikandel?
arp242 3y ago
It doesn't say "only", it said "predominantly" and "more likely".
- RandomLensman 3y ago
  Not sure the data is that clear: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9758930/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9758930/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9945388/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9945388/ Bangladesh and Bhutan have the highest age-standardized prevalence rates, for example. One of the lower SDI cohorts seems to lead now.

readthenotes1 3y ago

"Appendicitis is predominantly happening in the industrialized nations of the world — areas where fiber content of the diet tends to be lower. " I saw it as a reference to fiber poor diets....

RandomLensman 3y ago
Perhaps, but I am somewhat surprised to see rates of appendicitis lower in the US than in Europe, for example.
- xbar 3y ago
  while gnoshing on a French prune Me too.
  - nerdponx 3y ago
    "nosh" is a loanword from Yiddish, definitely no silent "g" prefix there. Unless you're experiencing gnosis while noshing, in which case carry on. I've had prunes that good before. If you're experiencing gnashing while noshing, then I suggest taking a break and changing to a different activity.
    - quickthrower2 3y ago
      The last one might be gnarly.
    - posterboy 3y ago
      gnash (one's teeth) and German knusen ("to chew") ought to be related with nosh and German naschen, seeing that snack in the same sense may be derived from some onomatopoeia meaning "bite". It's a non-trivial problem since these onmnomnom forms are thought to escape regular sound change. However, you may be right that silent g is inserted by mistake, but an archaic g-prefix which may be realized as /k/ is productive in Swabian, which might indicate a western Yiddish variety rather than the more eastern Ashkenaz.
      - denton-scratch 3y ago
        Is "Knödel" related?
        posterboy 3y ago
        Related to what, Frikandel?

arp242 3y ago

It doesn't say "only", it said "predominantly" and "more likely".

RandomLensman 3y ago
Not sure the data is that clear: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9758930/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9758930/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9945388/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9945388/ Bangladesh and Bhutan have the highest age-standardized prevalence rates, for example. One of the lower SDI cohorts seems to lead now.