Posted on 10/25/2024 9:27:47 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
Warnings against saturated fat on heart health need to be revisited as flaws were revealed in the seminal 1950s studies on which these warnings were based, according to research.
In 1953, spurred by an apparent surge in heart disease in the US, physiologist Ancel Keys published a study that introduced the "lipid-heart hypothesis." He claimed without evidence that high saturated fat and cholesterol in the diet raise cholesterol levels in the blood and contribute to heart disease.
Newport and Dayrit pointed out that Keys erroneously conflated the saturated fats found in meat and dairy with the harmful industrial trans-fats commonly used in margarine and shortening. Keys also included coconut oil in the warning.
They argue that this misunderstanding has led to flawed dietary recommendations, including a disproportionate focus on heart disease at the expense of research into the role of trans-fats in cancer, obesity, and other metabolic disorders. These conditions have been steadily on the rise in the decades since Keys published his findings.
"Numerous observational, epidemiological, interventional, and autopsy studies have failed to validate the Keys equation and the lipid-heart hypothesis. Nevertheless, these have been the cornerstone of national and international dietary guidelines," the researchers said.
The study highlights that trans-fats, commonly found in processed foods, are strongly linked to heart disease. These industrial fats were widely consumed during the twentieth century but ignored in dietary guidelines that were based on Keys' claims.
It also critiques the unregulated promotion of polyunsaturated fats—specifically linoleic acid, commonly found in soybean oil and other vegetable oils—which can lead to an imbalance in omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids and increase the risk of chronic inflammation and other health issues.
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I stopped eating wheat and three months later had cholesterol checked. It was fine.
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Is Ezekiel 4:9 sprouted grain bread considered OK?
Eating fat doesn’t make you sick, being fat makes you sick.
- Robert C. Atkins
“If you have ten ounces of meat and only 5% of that is fat, then the protein ratio is 95% in that “same amount of meat”.”
Not possible. The fat is embedded. When 50% is fat, it doesn’t mean half the steak is a layer of fat on one side with the meat on the other.
NO ONE eats meat that is only 5% fat and 95% protein! It isn’t possible.
“We interviewed Dr. Donald Layman again, and he reiterated the importance of protein being a required daily amount, whereas carbs and fat can be used as energy levers. We are generally fans of 75% fat in terms of total calories on a carnivore diet. We’ve seen many of our clients heal in that range. Some people need 80% fat in terms of total calories, but we should not reduce the protein levels below 0.8 g per 1 lb. of ideal body weight long term. We risk losing muscle. ...”
https://www.nutritionwithjudy.com/macros-on-a-carnivore-diet
If one eats only the leanest cuts of meat and nothing else...you could do too much protein. But almost no one DOES that! As it is often somewhat jokingly described, “Beef, Butter, Bacon and Eggs”. I’d add “Cheese”. But you will NOT be averaging 35% protein on BBB&E.
“Not possible. The fat is embedded. When 50% is fat, it doesn’t mean half the steak is a layer of fat on one side with the meat on the other.”
Exactly, 50% over all by WEIGHT.
Good info. Thanks.
I can’t remember the time I had sugar in the house. Use “Sweet Leaf” stevia in my coffee. It’s apparently the safest sweetener around. I get it at AMZ, also available in my neighborhood Natural Market, probably at other health stores too.
The original studies which led to the push to severely limit fats in Americans’ diets were financed by the SUGAR industry!
This was picked up by Government do-gooders as a basis for policy. Needless to say, the policy makers had no background in science, and uncritically accepted the ‘findings.”
Low fat food just does not taste as good as healthy items such as quality Prime or Choice meat, butter, whole milk, and eggs, so our diets were pushed toward high sugar content processed foods. The FDA even renamed low quality “standard” grade beef to the current psyops term “Select,” and producers had to greatly reduce the herds of cattle bred for the best, highly marbled Prime and Choice meat to produce tasteless dry “Select” grade meat.
This is the true background to Americans’ “Obesity Epidemic.” Of course Well Meaning Dieticians and “Nutritionists” were and still are are, taught to follow the government mandated guidelines. Have you ever tasted hospital “Heart Healthy” food?
For those who do not know it, Cholesterol is produced in and regulated by our own livers. Dietary cholesterol play a very small role. Healthy rich meat, eggs, milk and butter promote better physiology.(and less craving for sweets.) Foods with high sugar content and/or industrial fats and oils have largely created our obese sedentary generations.
Thanks, Gub’mint!
Fructose is in lots of things, fruit included.
No wheat is OK.
I buy BFree Seed bread at Natural Grocer. It’s made entirely of seeds. Difficult to work with because nothing really holds it together. Can’t make a sandwich with it. I spread avocado on it, put it in microwave to warm it up, and put poached egg on top with Trader Joe Sweet Chili Sauce drizzled over it. Very yum breakfast. On alternate days, I eat Panda Puffs with some ground walnuts on top and almond milk. Fred Meyer/Kroger carries Panda Puffs and so does Trader Joe and of course Amazon. No wheat in Panda Puffs and they actually taste terrific.
I haven’t had lunch in years. Breakfast at about 11, snack at 5 while I watch the news, and dinner at 7. Snack is rice crackers with hummus and a glass of Chardonnay. I don’t eat beef or pork, only pasture-raised chicken. And Alaskan salmon the next night and organic Tofu the next. Repeat. Quality is more important to me than quantity.
I weigh 112, and am never hungry. Another Freeper weights 95 pounds and forgets to eat too. Some of us are just that way. I take one prescription drug and a handful of supplements every morning. My MD says he’s never known anyone my age who’s as healthy as I am.
I’m sure you can find things you enjoy that don’t contain wheat. I don’t eat butter or cheese or salt either, all bad for your heart.
I cant imagine someone eating that little being normal.
Wow, thanks for all your tips. I’ll have to see if I can find that BFree Seed Bread and Panda Puffs. I’m surprised you didn’t include large salads.
At this point, I can’t be as strict as you. I am not a person who is never hungry; I can’t even imagine what that feels like.
Good info. Thx, will take a look at Lustig’s book.
Salads are great. I buy a yummy dressing with no salt at Amazon. Salt-free dressing in my store tastes yuk to me. I. use that a dressing on boring steamed veggies too.
Steaming is the easiest way to cook veggies and preserves the most vitamins.
I’ve been a “health nut” for 50 years. Back then, I had a little boy who kept getting sick. Friend suggested I go to a health store and buy two books: Food is Your Best Medicine and How to Live Longer and Feel Better. They’re still in print and available at AMZ. Recent book I like is Eat to Beat Disease, by Wm Li, M.D.
Friend gave me How Not to Die, which I haven’t finished yet. Pretty much about mostly vegetarian diet and lots of exercise.
Dr. Axe has a terrific website about health:
https://draxe.com
I use his Collagen Protein powder, buy it at Natural Grocer. Plop some into water I take my vitamins with after breakfast every morning. One prescription drug, eight supplements. My very smart MD literally prescribes those supplements making them deductible expenses. He told me thatI’m the healthiest person he’s ever seen at my age. 88. He’s sure I’ll live to 100
I was healthier a few years ago. before our idiot Dem governor closed the gyms for “covid”, I’d been doing 14-minute miles on the treadmill five days a week. 13-minute miles means you’re running. My MD is an anti-vaxer, at least for me.
Anyway, eat right, take your vitamins and exercise for a long, healthy life. So easy.
Thanks for the additional tips and book recommendations. I was sick a lot as a kid and was given frequent antibiotics. I think all my intestinal friends had been destroyed by all the antibiotics I took. A game changer for me was Natren’s Healthy Trinity. Supplementing with probiotics improved my health considerably.
Best of health to you.
Why and how do you use coconut oil for cooking? I have a nice jar of it, but use it to rub into recent large scar on my wrist at doctor’s recommendation.
Probiotics can be delish. I drink Kombucha almost every day, like the Mojita flavor best because it isn’t sweet. Yogurt has probiotics too. I like vanilla nonfat Greek yogurt for dessert with mango chunks or blueberries mixed in.
I may be the only person in the world who hates chocolate. :}
I may be the only person in the world who hates chocolate. :}
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Not quite. Xocolatophobia is a fear of chocolates. Apparently there are enough cases for medical science to have come up with a word for that.
How funny. I don’t fear the stuff, I just don’t eat it.
Who in God’s world could fear chocolate? Or vanilla, for that matter.
There are some really strange phobias out there, like:
“Anatidaephobia is the irrational fear that one is constantly being watched by a duck.”
My duck resents that. :}
A rational fear if you’re an insect or a small fish.
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