It seems we still get a LOT of questions from people who still think dietary cholesterol and saturated fat are vile substances with no purpose other than to clog arteries and kill people. Thus, their consumption should be avoided. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
How plaques actually form, and a ton of other good information
http://www.wfac-gym.com/files/badscience.pdf
Mark's Daily Apple excellent general references on the topic:
The Definitive Guide to Cholesterol | Mark's Daily Apple
8 Foods to Lower LDL Cholesterol, Boost HDL Cholesterol, and Fight Inflammation | Mark's Daily Apple
Is Saturated Fat Healthy? | Mark's Daily Apple
Some prestigious Krauss work:
Whole Health Source: Krauss's New Article on Saturated Fat Intervention Trials
Whole Health Source: New Saturated Fat Review Article by Dr. Ronald Krauss
John Berardi vid:
New Video: Are Eggs Good or Bad? | Precision Nutrition
Eades:
Cholesterol and heart disease: no correlation | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
Misc:
Carbs against Cardio: More Evidence that Refined Carbohydrates, not Fats, Threaten the Heart: Scientific American
What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie? - NYTimes.com
Mark Hyman, MD: Why Cholesterol May Not Be the Cause Of Heart Disease
Mike says look at these:
http://www.gunnarlindgren.com/nutritionx.pdf
spiked-essays | Essay | The Great Cholesterol Myth
Saturated Fat : Men's Health
This is just a tiny, very tiny sampling of the information available on this topic (I made this thread in about 10 minutes with links I knew off the top of my head), just to demonstrate the folly of the conventional wisdom on this topic.
How plaques actually form, and a ton of other good information
http://www.wfac-gym.com/files/badscience.pdf
Mark's Daily Apple excellent general references on the topic:
The Definitive Guide to Cholesterol | Mark's Daily Apple
8 Foods to Lower LDL Cholesterol, Boost HDL Cholesterol, and Fight Inflammation | Mark's Daily Apple
Is Saturated Fat Healthy? | Mark's Daily Apple
Some prestigious Krauss work:
Whole Health Source: Krauss's New Article on Saturated Fat Intervention Trials
Whole Health Source: New Saturated Fat Review Article by Dr. Ronald Krauss
John Berardi vid:
New Video: Are Eggs Good or Bad? | Precision Nutrition
Eades:
Cholesterol and heart disease: no correlation | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
Misc:
Carbs against Cardio: More Evidence that Refined Carbohydrates, not Fats, Threaten the Heart: Scientific American
What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie? - NYTimes.com
Mark Hyman, MD: Why Cholesterol May Not Be the Cause Of Heart Disease
Mike says look at these:
http://www.gunnarlindgren.com/nutritionx.pdf
spiked-essays | Essay | The Great Cholesterol Myth
Saturated Fat : Men's Health
This is just a tiny, very tiny sampling of the information available on this topic (I made this thread in about 10 minutes with links I knew off the top of my head), just to demonstrate the folly of the conventional wisdom on this topic.
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