18 MARCH 2014 Rajiv Chowdhury, MD, PhD Abstract Background:Guidelines advocate changes in fatty acid consumption to promote cardiovascular health. Purpose:To summarize evidence about associations between fatty acids and coronary disease. Data Sources:MEDLINE, Science Citation Index, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials through July 2013. Study Selection:Prospective, observational studies and randomized, controlled trials. Data Extraction:Investigators […]
Does high cholesterol really increase your risk of heart attacks? Is the role of cholesterol in heart disease really one of the biggest myths in the history of medicine? For the last four decades we’ve been told that saturated fat clogs our arteries and high cholesterol causes heart disease. It has spawned a multi-billion dollar […]
“Scientists universally accept that trans fats — found in many fast foods, bakery products, and margarines — increase the risk of cardiovascular disease through inflammatory processes,” he wrote. “But ‘saturated fat’ is another story.”
Saturated fat is not the major issue BMJ 2013; 347 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f6340 (Published 22 October 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;347:f6340 Aseem Malhotra, interventional cardiology specialist registrar, Croydon University Hospital, London Scientists universally accept that trans fats—found in many fast foods, bakery products, and margarines—increase the risk of cardiovascular disease through inflammatory processes.1 But “saturated […]
Los Angeles Times October 22, 2013 The British Medical Journal has issued a clarion call to all who want to ward off heart disease: Forget the statins and bring back the bacon (or at least the full-fat yogurt). Saturated fat is not the widow-maker it’s been made out to be, writes British cardiologist Aseem Malhotra […]
Adv Nutr. 2013 May; 4(3): 294–302. Published online 2013 May 6. doi: 10.3945/an.113.003657 PMCID: PMC3650498 Dietary Fats and Health: Dietary Recommendations in the Context of Scientific Evidence Glen D. Lawrence Abstract Although early studies showed that saturated fat diets with very low levels of PUFAs increase serum cholesterol, whereas other studies showed high serum cholesterol […]
SEPTEMBER 24, 2010 BY WESTON A PRICE FOUNDATION Nutrition for the Skin The skin is the largest organ system in the human body, accounting for 16 percent of total body weight and covering sixteen to twenty-two square feet of surface area. Our skin separates and informs us with regard to our surroundings, serving to waterproof, […]