[Coleus]

Carlton Fredericks, PhD & Dr. Atkins are vindicated again. I know vegetarians, marathon runners, thin people, non-smokers, people with normal cholesterol and they still need bypass surgery. There are many other causes including genetics, inflamation, bacteria, old age, etc.

[Coleus]

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[tiki]

I just recently went back to real butter and I season with bacon grease, if I die sooner, I’ll be happier before I die.

[devere]

No surprise to me.

I’ve always thought that previous studies that showed a risk were rendered useless by lumping artificial trans fatty acids in the same category with natural saturated fats.

[Question Liberal Authority]

Makes sense to me. If saturated fat is so bad for your body, and beef is a major source of saturated fat, then why aren't more cows dropping dead of heart attacks?

Also, how do the beef critters get all that saturated fat in their body in the first place, when all they eat is grass?

[petro45acp]

Butter not only tastes better than margarine, it melts at a lower temperature, is easier to digest, and one can use less to the same effect....yeah, less...HA!

Bacon fat and lard also melt at a lower temperature and taste better.

Real or not, like this study. Fits the “eat ‘right’ (some dispute here), stay fit, die anyway” paradigm.

Animal protein, butter, veg, fiber, some complex carbs....BGL looking pretty good. Your mileage may vary.

[ari-freedom]

“There are many other causes including genetics, inflamation, bacteria, old age, etc. “

not getting enough omega 3’s may be part of it.

[PA Engineer]

Ditto.

Conclusions: A meta-analysis of prospective epidemiologic studies showed that there is no significant evidence for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of CHD or CVD. More data are needed to elucidate whether CVD risks are likely to be influenced by the specific nutrients used to replace saturated fat.

Can someone say "Metabolic Syndrome".

[Texas Jack]

I read a book some time ago by Dr. Mary C. Vernon. In it she stated that there had never been a controlled study that showed saturated fat caused clogged arteries. In other words, there were always possibilities that something other than saturated fat caused the problem indicated by the study.

I do know that your body needs fat in the diet to perform certain processes at the cellular level that keep us healthy. And, I'm convinced that removing fat from your diet causes malfunctions in the brain (Alzheimer) because the synapses require fat to function properly.

The most obese people around always say that they are on low fat diets which generally means that they are consuming vast amounts of simple carbhodrates; refined sugar, potatoes, grains including rice; anything in the grocery store that is sold in a cardboard box and soft drinks.

[PeaceBeWithYou]

The source of the "Cholesterol is bad for you" came from a l9l3 Russian study on rabbits.

Cholesterol is a patch material your body manufactures when red bloodcells get damaged by cracked blood vessel walls.

Reduction of dietary Cholesterol actually stresses the body more because it will salvage it from tissue in order to patch those cracks.(Mr. Fit)

Now a real scientist would wonder what causes those cracks in the first place. IOW, what keeps blood vessels flexible and smooth, or what makes them harden and crack?

If the docs in Korea working on those l8-22 year old soldiers had asked that question instead of, "what is this stuff clogging these young arteries?", we wouldn't be asking it now. You see, those l8-22 year olds grew up in the lean years of the great depression. They didn't get something they needed.

What could it be? Think about it for a while I bet you can guess.

[toast]

Now I feel a bit better about the deep fryer I bought last week.