Had he chosen a different set of countries, the data would have shown that increasing the percent of calories from fat reduces the number of deaths from coronary heart disease. And, if all 22 countries for which data was available at the time of his study are included, you find that those who consume the highest percentage of saturated fat have the lowest risk of heart disease.
you find that those who consume the highest percentage of saturated fat have the lowest risk of heart disease.
Less Saturated Fat in Your Diet = Higher Risk of Heart Disease
A meta-analysis published two years agoii, which pooled data from 21 studies and included nearly 348,000 adults, found no difference in the risks of heart disease and stroke between people with the lowest and highest intakes of saturated fat.
"In Framingham, Mass., the more saturated fat one ate, the more cholesterol one ate, the more calories one ate, the lower the person's serum cholesterol. The opposite of what� Keys et al would predict�We found that the people who ate the most cholesterol, ate the most saturated fat, ate the most calories, weighed the least and were the most physically active."
The Cholesterol Myth
Another example of tragically incorrect diet advice is the idea that dietary cholesterol is bad for your heart. Just as the saturated fat myth created an entire industry of harmful low-fat products, the cholesterol myth has given rise to a similar industry of highly processed fake foods posing as healthier alternatives. Take Egg Beaters for example. Introduced in 1972, Egg Beaters has been hailed as a healthy substitute for whole chicken eggs. It basically contains egg whites with added flavorings, vitamins and gum thickeners, providing you with no or low saturated fat and cholesterol, and fewer calories than regular eggs. This is a tragedy, considering how nutritious whole eggs are�provided they're from organically raised free-ranging hens. For example, egg yolks have one of the highest concentrations of biotin found in nature. So for 40 years, many Americans have deprived themselves of one of the most nutritious foods on the planet, while epidemiological studies repeatedly show that dietary cholesterol is not related to coronary heart disease incidence or mortality, so there's no reason to fear eggs!
Your Body NEEDS Saturated Fat
But let's get back to the issue of saturated fats versus trans fats found in Crisco and other vegetable oils. Foods containing saturated fats include:
Meat Dairy products Tropical oils like coconut and palm oil
Saturated fats are the preferred fuel for your heart, and are also used as a source of fuel during energy expenditure. Furthermore, saturated fats:
Trans Fat and Sugar are the True Culprits of Heart Disease
Both fructose and trans fat are known to increase your LDL levels, or "bad" cholesterol, while lowering your levels of HDL, known as "good" cholesterol, which, of course is the complete opposite of what you need in order to maintain good heart health.
As for how much fat you might need, government guidelines are sorely in need of reconsideration. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends between 20-35 percent for adults, and 25-35 percent for children between the ages of four and 18. The US Department of Agriculture's dietary guidelinesv are even more ill-advised, recommending you to consume less than 10 percent of calories from saturated fats.
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It's Carbs that cause heart disease, likely carbs and infections, eh? Processed food, and anything white and refined = bad.
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- TuTu,
Thanks for that link.
Tickle,
I worry when some people see (as many write) carbs are bad -- that they may quit (or never start) eating all those veggies. So, just to clarify language around carbs.
We require carbohydarates. Vegetables are carbs, but they are COMPLEX carbs or SMART CARBS.
It's the SIMPLE carbs, the packaged foods, additives, etc. that are the problem -- and the lack of balance and the degree or amount in our lives.
Years ago, simple carbs were treats - after a well balanced meal or for a holiday or birthday. A meal at a burger doodle was a treat, maybe once a month.
An ice cold (small was the only size) cola on a hot summer day was a treat once a week when staying with my grandmother during summer vacation or only for family picnics.
Marketing has really brainwashed a generation (or two) about what food is. What we see in advertising - even in the inner aisles of the grocery - well, much of that is not really food but science experiments. So are we when we eat that stuff. -
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I got my degree in clinical dietetics and have enjoyed cooking and eating healthy my whole life. Recently I dropped most animal products (I will eat fish, and eggs if it is in something like cornbread). I eat whole foods (whole grains) and avoid processed foods whenever possible. I don't eat any junk food or excessive sugars (I will have a bite of someone's dessert on occasion, but not on a regular basis.) I will be interested to see if these changes affect my cholesterol levels at all.
Best, Timaca
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My cholesterol is around 160 with HDL over 40 something. Can't remember how much over. Wait, it may be over 60 ..?? I'll have to find that. All I know is that it's good.
I eat fats. Plenty of healthy fats.
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However, the borrelial genome encodes several proteins of the ***mevalonate pathway (MP) *** that utilizes acetyl-CoA as a substrate leading to intermediate metabolites critical for biogenesis of peptidoglycan and post-translational modifications of proteins.
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Keebler....sooooo well said about the last two or so generations being brainwashed about what food is.
Good stuff in this link....thanks, all!
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I miss eggs. I can't eat very many of them (just one or two a week)) or I get chest pains. Women have smaller arteries than men, so maybe that's it.
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And it may help with scleroderma too - collagen-kidney - high glucose connections.
How can berberine help so many diseases? You need to look at the MANY ways it works.
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well i'm on the zocor but i don't feel so good.
my legs are so weak i can barely stand.
i have not been walking due to the heat. i'll just have to get up earlier when it's not so hot. i simply can't walk when it gets over 80.
i'm watching the old diet and hoping for another solution.
i am curious about his statement that red yeast rice IS a statin. anybody know anything about that? he said it's lovastatin 20 mg.
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- Catgirl,
You may have a food sensitivity. If you stop all eggs for a certain time and then gradually reintroduce, you may have different reactions.
It could also be the source of the egg - free range, organically fed is safest.
You might also want to see the website for
Allergie-Immun -
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Did you get Stephen Sinatra's book yet?
Even beyond his work, there ARE other solutions. In earlier threads of yours about this very topic, there were many links.
First, adrenal support is essential to helping to balance all this.
A LL ND would be excellent. I think there is a very good one near you. -
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You also just started treatment for parasites. I wonder if the muscle weakness is related to that at all...did it begin after the Humaworm?
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My husband's LL cardiologist said statins are a commercial for alzheimers. He has been off of them for 3 years.
He forgot things worse than usual, even how to get home from work. He had muscle pain/weakness that was horrible.
His cholesterol isn't what the cardiologist would like but we all know we need cholesterol for our brains to work and the low numbers that some doctors want you to be at is not healthy.
He eats healthy fats and we supplement to try and raise his good cholesterol.
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In I can't remember. Honest. I started the humaworm about umm a week or less ago but I also started the zocor about that time
Sorry to be such a pain in the butt about this but man, there is so much conflicting information
My sister has been on lipitor for many years. Her eyesight Is getting bad,'she's now diabetic and getting alot of Other problems. Can't help but wonder if it's that drug
I have two bottles of red yeast rice. Does ryr have the same side effects as statins? My doc says it does
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You COULD have side effects from RYR, but way less likely in my opinion.
My husband has no side effects that I'm aware of with it.
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Great post on the cholesterol myth, Lymetoo!
I cringe whenever I see people prescribed statins if their total cholesterol isn't more than 220!
BTW the "normal/healthy" range USED to be 150 .. that is, UNTIL STATINS came to the market! These drugs are just another example of ..."we have a cure for that - take a pill!"
Some of the side effects can be truly scary... like former athletes barely able to walk! Brain fog so bad you can't read.
IMHO anyone who is worried about cholesterol should be taking Vitamin E.
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My cholesterol is 276 or 267 cant remember which
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MAGNESIUM, Statins and Berberine all inactivate HMG CoA reductase which shuts off the cholesterol pathway which IS one of the pathways Bb takes to build "his" cell walls.
Yes, we need cholesterol too...absolutely.
That's the problem...Bb uses/needs so many nutrients that WE need.
But docs in Romania cured lyme (in 2 early onset patients) by restoring VERY deficient Mg levels AND giving IV abx.
Mg, besides inactivating HMG CoA reductase, also is an anti-inflammatory and anti-histamine. Mg (and Ca) are needed desperately by our immune system...esp. to make our antibodies.
Restoring Mg levels isn't easy in lyme. Mg is attached to ATP as Mg-ATP and the infected cells are making too little ATP because Bb looks to uncouple "oxidative phosphorylation" in the infected defense cells which happens in our powerhouses (mitochondria).
Theoretically, if we can increase the amt. of ATP in the cells, this may drive Mg back into the cells where it links to our ATP as Mg-ATP.
This was the basis for "speeding up glycolysis" (via DNP) = burn fat - because we normally make too little ATP via glycolysis and is the basis for "photon" therapy and is the basis for the "medicinal food" for Alzheimers called Axona.
All of the above are/were an attempt to get ATP levels back up.
Berberine and HDL (the good cholesterol):
Berberine supplementation also increased insulin levels, but decreased the ratio of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)/total cholesterol (TC).
Furthermore, serum berberine levels showed a significantly positive correlation with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and the HDL-C/TC ratio,
but a negative correlation with the LDL-C/HDL-C ratio.
This study suggests that berberine administration in vivo protects pancreatic islets and serum lipids in NOD mice.
PMID: 21696141
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