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news:c228k7$> The Glucerna snack bars don't excite me. .
> > .palm oil (Shudder. . .why not
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http://xix.cx/netclips/conspiracy/oiling.htm
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> Thanks for the link to this long article critical of the
> lipid hypothesis. Long, but a very important read. The
> article focuses on types of fats in the diet, the long
> misusue of statistics to promote lowering of cholesterol,
> and the harm that has comes from this standard doctrine of
> the lipid hypothesis. It doesn't mention the harm that may
> be coming from the enormous use of lipid lowering drugs,
> the statins. I am convinced that the reports of cognitive
> deficit arising from the use of statins have some truth.
> It may be due to the statins inhibiting cholesterol use in
> the brain. The lipid hypothesis error, therefore, may have
> deleterious effects both on cardiac health and cognitive
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> Dennis Roark
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Hi there Dennis,
Like yourself, I am somewhat uncertain about the current
focus on cholesterol and fat/oil intake, and associated
medications.
A certain level of cholesterol is necessary for a healthy
body. It is so important that if one cuts one's intake of
dietary cholesterol sources, the body will manufacture it's
own, to keep the level stable. That fact is one of the
frustrations facing those who believe their cholesterol
levels are too high. It can be darn hard to reduce it to
what is currently considered a healthy level. Hence the
development of the statin class of drugs.
Cholesterol is involved in many of the body's processes,
including the formation of new brain tissue, and another
interesting function is it's involvement in the production
of Vit D in the skin of those exposed to sufficient
sunlight. Vit D is essential for many bodily functions, and
it's lack can predispose people to a varity of deficiency
disorders, some of which are very subtle, or showing up
many years later, like osteoporosis or other bone
deficiencies in the elderly. There is even recent research
that indicates low Vit D levels may be involved in the
development of diabetes.
Current medical opinion seems to be that high cholesterol
levels per se are associated with atheriosclerosis and the
subsequent blockage of both large and small blood vessels,
leading to fatal heart attacks, the major cause of death in
developed countries.
Yet I still have a sneaking suspicion that the whole thing
is a lot more complex than such a simple approach. There is
the actual profile of the lipids that constitute that "total
cholesterol", and the part that elevated triglycerides may
play. Trigs are notoriously difficult to lower using the low
fat, take statins approach, and yet "strangely" seem to
respond to carbohydrate intake or some of the oils.
Some oils seem to be benificial, while others appear to do
damage. There's trans-fats, which have been shown to be
really "bad" guys. (Except for the ones found naturally in
milk fats, which our bodies handle very nicely, thank you!)
Then there's palm oil, which see the original comment
"(Shudder. . .why not just stick an ice pick in your
chest?)" It is often confused with coconut oil and palm
kernel oil, but it's constituent oils are quite different.
For some simple info about palm oil, see;
http://www.mpopc.org.my/abtenbopo2.htm
or a more official and technical article see;
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&-
db=PubMed&list_uids=11975364&dopt=Abstract
It looks like it is as good, at least, as olive oil, and may
even be a little better! It actually improved the health of
arteries! It is rather a nice thing if one can addtionally
obtain the cold, virgin oil, for more neat benefits.
This post is already too long, but if you'd like to read
more about some other oils with a bad rap, see this one on
coconut oil, at;
http://www.westonaprice.org/know_your_fats/coconut_oil.html
Have fun,
Annette
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