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Sugar substance 'kills' good HDL cholesterol, new study finds
medicalxpress.com ^ | 01 SEP 2014 | Provided by University of Warwick (UK)

Posted on 09/03/2014 12:09:14 PM PDT by Red Badger

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Dr Naila Rabbani, University of Warwick. Credit: University of Warwick

1 posted on 09/03/2014 12:09:14 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

It would’ve been helpful if the writer had identified a few of the more popular dietary sources of MG.


2 posted on 09/03/2014 12:23:32 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: skeeter

sugar, alcohol, and simple carbs/starches, I would think.


3 posted on 09/03/2014 12:32:10 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: skeeter

“It would’ve been helpful if the writer had identified a few of the more popular dietary sources of MG.”

Exactly. So I’ll know what to quit eating THIS week.


4 posted on 09/03/2014 12:32:32 PM PDT by moovova
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To: skeeter
It appears to be in Manuka honey, a health food.

But here's a dilemma, high levels of GM also appear to fight cancer.

http://cancerfightingstrategies.com/methylglyoxal-and-cancer.html#sthash.C0CyBYwi.dpbs

5 posted on 09/03/2014 12:35:27 PM PDT by FrdmLvr ("WE ARE ALL OSAMA, 0BAMA!" al-Qaeda terrorists who breached the American compound in Benghazi)
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To: Jewbacca
sugar, alcohol, and simple carbs/starches, I would think.

Food, in other words.

6 posted on 09/03/2014 12:43:46 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: FrdmLvr

However it is noted in the Wiki for Manuka honey that the methylglyoxal can be neutralized, while like some other honeys, it retains its antibacterial properties.

That is, several raw honeys have been found to almost randomly have profound antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, so much so that for example, it would be the “ideal toothpaste” against gum disease. Pasteurization destroys the effect, however.

But this particular honey, mostly found in New Zealand, also contains this methylglyoxal, and its profoundly bad side effects.


7 posted on 09/03/2014 12:52:29 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: skeeter

Processed crappy food, yes.


8 posted on 09/03/2014 12:56:45 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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Well thats a relief, 'cause I won't buy crappy hootch.

Nothing cheaper than 10$ a flagon.

9 posted on 09/03/2014 1:09:32 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: skeeter

+1


10 posted on 09/03/2014 1:20:46 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Red Badger

“Low levels of HDL, High Density Lipoprotein, are closely linked to heart disease”

Actually, the cholesterol theory of heart disease is nearly dead.


11 posted on 09/03/2014 1:57:48 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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I've learned some important stuff since being diagnosed as Type II two years ago:

1. Many of the foods that raise the good cholesterol levels also raise my blood glucose level.

2. My doctor has moderated his views on bread. First, it was no bread whatsoever, now whole wheat is ok. I opt for the 21 grain bread sold at Sprouts.

3. If one thing doesn't get me, another will. Accordingly, I monitor what I eat, exercise regularly, and enjoy each day as much as I can.

4. I also resolve not to drink a bottle (plus) of wine the day before I go in for my blood work. I did that two months ago, and came up anemic...and I've never been anemic. lol Was the wine good? Absolutely!

12 posted on 09/03/2014 2:21:44 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Mississippi!)
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To: skeeter

Agree. Interesting article, nevertheless.


13 posted on 09/03/2014 3:15:16 PM PDT by OldNewYork
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To: catnipman

Assumptions built upon assumptions isn’t that the same scientific assumptions bandied about as fact by the warmers?

I have come to the realization that if you instantly believe any “study” that makes the MSM, you might be a redneck.


14 posted on 09/04/2014 3:45:09 AM PDT by mazda77
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Actually, the cholesterol theory of heart disease is nearly dead.

I wish (long story, why I wish). It's "always" been "nearly dead", and yet (written in 2011)....

Pfizer’s Lipitor was the world’s top-selling medicine last year, according to IMS, raking in sales of $13.3billion. AstraZeneca’s Crestor, which garnered $5.38billion in sales during 2009, is one of the company’s best selling medicines.

Total sales last year of cholesterol-treating medicines - including statins - were $35billion, according to IMS.


...and it would have been except for the fluke that an essential amino acid, methionine, hadn't been isolated when a young MD, PhD, researcher at Mass. General Hospital, Kilmer McCully, started investigating causes of arteriosclerosis: career, "The Fall and Rise of Kilmer McCully".
15 posted on 11/21/2014 10:34:48 PM PST by caveat emptor
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To: Red Badger

I think the cholesterol panic is just a bunch if hooey they in e ted to sell expensive drugs

You need a certain amount of it-hell maybe some people need more than others because everyone is different

I believe in some people it won’t go down to an ideal level no matter what they do because their bodies are genetically wired to produce more


16 posted on 11/21/2014 10:51:34 PM PST by Califreak (Hope and Che'nge is killing U.S./CDC=Contagion Distribution Center)
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“Low levels of HDL, High Density Lipoprotein, are closely linked to heart disease”

Actually, the cholesterol theory of heart disease is nearly dead.

These two statements aren't in conflict. Yes, total cholesterol levels or consumption are not linked to heart disease. That's been known for a very long time, regardless of what people have been told.

But low levels of HDL is in fact a strong predictor of heart disease, as is high levels of triglycerides.

17 posted on 02/12/2015 10:12:45 AM PST by mlo
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To: Night Hides Not
"1. Many of the foods that raise the good cholesterol levels also raise my blood glucose level."

Like what foods? I don't believe this is generally the case.

18 posted on 02/12/2015 10:13:37 AM PST by mlo
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Actually, the cholesterol theory of heart disease is nearly dead.

Yep, however the ratio of HDL and Triglycerides has been found to be a good predictor.

There are currently no drugs that can reverse low levels of HDL

This is not true. Niaspan ER (Niacin) is well known to raise HDL levels.
19 posted on 02/12/2015 10:20:03 AM PST by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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“There are currently no drugs that can reverse low levels of HDL”

I never said that. You must have me confused with another poster.


20 posted on 02/12/2015 6:07:25 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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