Posted on 05/04/2011 11:02:47 AM PDT by decimon
CLEVELAND - Contrary to what we’ve been told, eliminating or severely limiting fats from the diet may not be beneficial to cardiac function in patients suffering from heart failure, a study at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine reports. Results from biological model studies conducted by assistant professor of physiology and biophysics Margaret Chandler, PhD, and other researchers, demonstrate that a high-fat diet improved overall mechanical function, in other words, the heart’s ability to pump, and was accompanied by cardiac insulin resistance. “Does that mean I can go out and eat my Big Mac after I have a heart attack,” Dr. Chandler says “No, but treatments that act to provide sufficient energy to the heart and allow the heart to utilize or to maintain its normal metabolic profile may actually be advantageous.” The research, published in American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, suggests that for a damaged heart, a balanced diet that includes mono- and polyunsaturated fats, and which replaces simple sugars (sucrose and fructose) with complex carbohydrates, may be beneficial. In a healthy person, the heart uses both fats and carbohydrates to obtain the energy it needs to continue pumping blood 24/7. Ideally, fats are utilized because they yield more energy. However, if a person develops heart failure (or suffers from ischemia – a lack of blood supply), the heart seems to prefer using glucose for fuel, because glucose requires less oxygen to produce energy.
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Heavy fuel ping.
That bacon cheeseburger is incomplete. It needs a fried egg on it. And more bacon.
“Sumtimes ya jes gotter greeze ‘her up... makes all the pices and parts sorts slyyyyyde past each other mo betta. jes greeze her up.”
“accompanied by cardiac insulin resistance.” Can somebody explain why that is a good thing? Maybe my reading comprehension’s malfunctioning?
So I have read recently is aspirin regiment may not be helpful, diabetics should eat more salt, a low salt diet may hurt you, low calorie diet may be harmful, we know a high carb diet made America fat, whats next smoking is good for you? Reminds of the movie sleeper.
Just batting this thing around a bit:
A degree of insulin resistance (that I associate with diabetes) creating a high blood glucose level (that I would call hyperglycemia) may be good for a damaged heart? Or would it be that a high-fat intake would create this condition temporarily?
pump lube
....everybody knows that machinery must be greased in order to function properly....
See my post #12. No answers there but questions.
People are omnivores... We eat everything that can not get away. The strongest amongst us eat enough calories to kill a cow... Lean and mean because they are chasing down a pig, or plowing a field. These types are always hungry.
We have to pay taxes to feed the sedentary fat-bodies living off of our desire to survive; Then listen to them harp about their fat bumms and desie to ban happy meals and lard.
Ah, so granny was right—everything, but in moderation!
I’m soooo confuuuussed!
Taken in isolation, this report can make sense. But it seems to deny not just what we've heard about heart disease but what we've heard about diabetes. But it's a short summary of a complicated subject.
Too much salt on that. And bread. The fat's good, though.
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