A long critique of "high fat"

#1

Butter nonsense: the rise of the cholesterol deniers

#2

Prof Levy: uneddited interview on renown BBC Radio “Food Programme”.

(John) #3

Good read. I like to read all sides of a discussion to avoid confirmation bias or living in an echo chamber.

I am having great weight loss results from keto but I work with my doctor who I trust and I am taking a statin to keep LDL managed. It’s a win-win for me.

#4

Yes. It’s a good read, but only because it’s well written: but essential content is missing. There is no mention of how high fat and low carb work together.

NB. I’ve put this link to the unedited interview with Prof Levy because it shows the poverty of his argument, and the holes he digs are almost hilarious, and he a senior health policy creator!

(Terence Dean) #5

I’m currently reading The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living by Phd Stephen D. Phinney MD,‎ Rd Jeff S. Volek Phd.

This was mentioned in the introduction, pure pearls of wisdom.

‘The strongest correlation between a major dietary nutrient and blood levels of saturated fat is with dietary carbohydrate - not with saturated fat intake! On average, the more carbohydrate you eat, the higher the content of saturated fats in your blood.’

(Terence Dean) #6

Here’s a blog article written way back in 2013 from these two giving an opposing view on saturated fats.

http://www.artandscienceoflowcarb.com/the-sad-saga-of-saturated-fat/
Quote:

‘A high carbohydrate intake has two effects in the body that promote higher levels of saturated fat. First, carbohydrates stimulate the body to make more insulin, which inhibits the oxidation of saturated fat. Thus, when insulin levels are high, saturated fat tends to be stored rather than burned as fuel. Second, a high carbohydrate intake promotes the synthesis of saturated fat in the liver’.

(bulkbiker) #7

Until it isn’t…

There’s a lot of people who think that lowering LDL may not be a smart move especially with a drug that messes with a whole lot of other essential processes.
You’d never catch me taking one.