Many
conventional medical scientists have long pointed saturated fats as the
most likely cause of all modern chronic diseases such as obesity linked
CVD, cancer, diabetes and etc. If you pay a visit to any of the
conventional medical establishment for nutritional intervention on the
mentioned illness. Beside prescribing drugs that do more harm (side
effects) than good, you would mostly be to told to cut down fat
intake to achieve a better weight or "cholesterol" management. Also, when you go to shop at your local supermarket, chances are,
you would see bunch of low fat products/junk food sitting on the shelf
luring the fat phobia customers with big deceptive labels ( eg : Low fat or low trans fat
) . Now the question is does such a low fat dietary approach really helps
to reduce the problem ? According to JAMA
studies , the answer is NO ! WOW , The conclusion from those
studies is that Low fat diet does not help in the reduction of problem we
face today !
In this book you would find plenty
of research that speak positively about the much maligned saturated fatty
acids the fat phobia health seekers try extremely hard to avoid..
Saturated fatty acids constitute at least 50% of the cell membranes.
They are what gives our cells necessary stiffness and integrity.
They play a vital role in the health of our bones. For calcium to be
effectively incorporated into the skeletal structure, at least 50% of
the dietary fats should be saturated. (38)
They lower Lp(a), a substance in the blood that indicates proneness
to heart disease. (39) They protect the liver from alcohol and other
toxins, such as Tylenol. (40)
They enhance the immune system. (41)
They are needed for the proper utilization of essential fatty acids.
Elongated
omega-3 fatty acids are better
retained in the tissues when the diet is rich in saturated fats. (42)
Saturated 18-carbon stearic acid and 16-carbon palmitic acid are the
preferred foods for the heart, which is why the fat around the heart
muscle is highly saturated. (43) The heart draws on this reserve of fat
in times of stress.
Short- and medium-chain saturated fatty acids ( COCONUT OIL
)have important
antimicrobial properties. They protect us against harmful microorganisms
in the digestive tract.
The scientific evidence, honestly evaluated, does not support the
assertion that "artery-clogging" saturated fats cause heart disease. (44)
Actually, evaluation of the fat in artery clogs reveals that only about
26% is saturated. The rest is unsaturated, of which
more than half is
polyunsaturated. (45)
(38) Watkins, B A, et al, "Importance of Vitamin E in Bone
Formation and in Chrondrocyte Function" Purdue University, Lafayette, IN,
AOCS Proceedings, 1996; Watkins, B A, and M F Seifert, "Food Lipids
and Bone Health," Food Lipids and Health, R E McDonald and D B Min,
eds, p 101, Marcel Dekker, Inc, New York, NY, 1996
(39) Dahlen, G H, et al, J Intern Med, Nov 1998, 244(5):417-24;
Khosla, P, and K C Hayes, J Am Coll Nutr, 1996, 15:325-339;
Clevidence, B A, et al, Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 1997,
17:1657-1661
(40) Nanji, A A, et al, Gastroenterology, Aug 1995, 109(2):547-54;
Cha, Y S, and D S Sachan, J Am Coll Nutr, Aug 1994, 13(4):338-43;
Hargrove, H L, et al, FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstracts, Mar 1999,
#204.1, p A222.
(41) Kabara, J J, The Pharmacological Effects of Lipids, The
American Oil Chemists Society, Champaign, IL, 1978, 1-14; Cohen, L A, et
al, J Natl Cancer Inst, 1986, 77:43
(42) Garg, M L, et al, FASEB Journal, 1988, 2:4:A852; Oliart Ros, R
M, et al, "Meeting Abstracts," AOCS Proceedings, May 1998, 7, Chicago, IL
(43) Lawson, L D and F Kummerow, Lipids, 1979, 14:501-503; Garg, M
L, Lipids, Apr 1989, 24(4):334-9
(44) Ravnskov, U, J Clin Epidemiol, Jun 1998, 51:(6):443-460. See
also: The Cholesterol
Myths
So what actually causes obesity,
cancer, heart disease and diabetes? The answer lies on two important
traditional lifestyles that are mostly lacking in modern day.
1 ) Healthy traditional dietary approach that exclude most human
made refined food such as
sugar, ice cream , Soft drink, pasta, White
refined rice, white flour, bread /fruit juice loaded with sugar, fast
food, fried food (denatured/hydrogenated vegetable oil rich in damaged
polyunsaturated oil - trans fat - the real
culprit) and etc.
2 ) Appropriate level
of daily physical activities ! With the advent of automobiles invention
and media/entertainment technology ( TV, video games and etc ) mankind has
substituted many of the fat/blood sugar busting physical activities with
more sedentary lifestyle like playing video games or watching TV the whole
freaking day at home. ( Although we sell games
at our site , we do not encourage our customers to play games the whole day
without much physical activities. )
If you remember what our cancer/heart disease/obesity free ancestors used
to be eating and doing (high level of physical activities ) hundred years
ago. You may have uncovered the one of the most important preventive
measures for modern day diseases.
1 ) Eat real food ( moderate level of whole grains,
vegetable, fruits, grass fed animal products, deep sea salmon and etc ).
2 ) Maintain appropriate level of daily exercise.
Other
important related factors include : Adequate level of rest ( good diet and
exercise aid in good sleep), stress and anger management (again through good
diet, exercise,
EFT and etc), proper hydration (
filtered clean water ) and using the right cooking oil as explained on
below video.
Courtesy
of Mercola.com for sharing many useful nutritional information
The Cause and Treatment of Heart Disease (
Mary G. Enig, Ph.D., Sally Fallon)
The cause of heart disease is
not animal fats and cholesterol but rather a number of factors inherent in
modern diets, including excess consumption of vegetables oils and
hydrogenated fats; excess consumption of refined carbohydrates in the form
of sugar and white flour; mineral deficiencies, particularly low levels of
protective magnesium and iodine; deficiencies of vitamins, particularly of
vitamin C, needed for the integrity of the blood vessel walls, and of
antioxidants like selenium and vitamin E, which protect us from free
radicals; and, finally, the disappearance of antimicrobial fats from the
food supply, namely, animal fats and tropical oils.52
These once protected us against the kinds of viruses and bacteria that
have been associated with the onset of pathogenic plaque leading to heart
disease.
While serum cholesterol levels
provide an inaccurate indication of future heart disease, a high level of
a substance called
homocysteine in the blood
has been positively correlated with pathological buildup of plaque in the
arteries and the tendency to form clots—a deadly combination. Folic acid,
vitamin B6,
vitamin B12
and choline
are nutrients that lower serum homocysteine
levels.53
These nutrients are found mostly in animal foods.
The best way to treat heart
disease, then, is not to focus on lowering cholesterol—either by drugs or
diet—but to consume a diet that provides animal foods rich in vitamins B6
and B12;
to bolster thyroid function by daily use of natural sea salt, a good
source of usable iodine; to avoid vitamin and mineral deficiencies that
make the artery walls more prone to ruptures and the buildup of plaque; to
include the antimicrobial fats in the diet; and to eliminate processed
foods containing refined carbohydrates, oxidized cholesterol and
free-radical-containing vegetable oils that cause the body to need
constant repair.
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