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Cholesterol is a very low if not irrelevant marker for heart disease now. It's been a myth for 40+ years that food high in cholesterol will clog your arteries.
by dalore 8y ago
Cholesterol is a very low if not irrelevant marker for heart disease now. It's been a myth for 40+ years that food high in cholesterol will clog your arteries. Dietary cholesterol has very little impact on total blood LDL cholesterol levels.
https://www.biznews.com/health/2015/02/16/science-says-tim-noakes-is-right-on-cholesterol-lchf-and-a-whole-lot-else https://www.biznews.com/health/2015/02/16/science-says-tim-n...
There is NO evidence that:
- too much saturated fat raises cholesterol
- saturated fat causes heart disease
- high cholesterol causes heart disease
- lowering cholesterol reduces heart disease
- there is a correlation between obesity rates and the
amount of fat consumption
- there is a correlation between obesity rates and the amount of protein consumption
And there IS evidence that:
- there is a correlation between obesity rates and the amount of carbohydrate consumption
- the obesity and diabetes epidemics are a direct result of the misleading cholesterol campaign.
Studies also show that the advice of replacing fats with carbs increases your risk of heart disease.