Large LDL and small HDL particles: The best combination cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, chylomicron, HDL, LDL, research, saturated fat, VLDL High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is one of the five main types of lipoproteins found in circulation, together with very low-density lipoprotei... Read More
Nuts by numbers: Should you eat them, and how much? ALA, magnesium, monounsaturated fat, nuts, omega-3, omega-6, omega-6 to omega-3 ratio, saturated fat, vitamin E Nuts are generally seen as good sources of protein and magnesium. The latter plays a number of roles in the human body, and is considered cr... Read More
Long-term adherence to Dr. Kwaśniewski’s Optimal Diet: Healthy with high LDL cholesterol Atkins, cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, free fatty acid, HOMA, Kwaśniewski, low carb, Optimal Diet, research, saturated fat This is a study (Grieb, P. et al., 2008; full reference at the end of this post) that I read a few years ago, right after it came out, and a... Read More
More on the Harvard study on saturated versus polyunsaturated fats cardiovascular disease, omega-3, omega-6, research, saturated fat This is a follow up on this post , which addressed the main argument put forth in a recent BBC article. The BBC article argued that people s... Read More
BBC article's advice: Replace saturated with polyunsaturated fats cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, omega-3, omega-6, research, saturated fat The BBC article is here . It is based on meta-analysis of eight previous studies conducted by Harvard researchers, which the article states ... Read More
PepsiCo to reduce sugar and fat in products coconut, refined carbs, saturated fat, sugars I guess PepsiCo is moving ahead of the competition, but in a snail pace and in a very, very politically correct way. Will this help in any w... Read More
Adiponectin and tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels after a high saturated fat meal adiponectin, inflammation, research, saturated fat, tumor necrosis factor-alpha This is one of those interesting studies where the authors start with some pre-conceived assumptions and end up concluding something else, s... Read More
What should be my HDL cholesterol? cholesterol, HDL, LDL, niacin, research, saturated fat HDL cholesterol levels are a rough measure of HDL particle quantity in the blood. They actually tell us next to nothing about HDL particle t... Read More
Large LDL and small HDL particles: The best combination cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, chylomicron, HDL, LDL, research, saturated fat, VLDL This post has been revised and re-published . The original comments are preserved below. Read More
How to break a coconut coconut, recipe, saturated fat The coconut is often presented as a healthy food choice, which it is, as long as you are not allergic to it. Coconut meat has a lot of satur... Read More
Ischemic heart disease among Greenland Inuit: Data from 1962 to 1964 cardiovascular disease, Inuit, ischemia, research, saturated fat The traditional Inuit diet is very high in animal protein and fat. It also includes plant matter. Typically it is made up primarily of the f... Read More
The 2012 Atherosclerosis egg study: Plaque decreased as LDL increased with consumption of 2.3 eggs per week or more atherosclerosis, cholesterol, egg, LDL, plaque, saturated fat A new study by David Spence and colleagues, published online in July 2012 in the journal Atherosclerosis ( ), has been gaining increasing m... Read More
Ischemic heart disease among Greenland Inuit: Data from 1962 to 1964 cardiovascular disease, Inuit, ischemia, research, saturated fat This post has been revised and re-published . The original comments are preserved below. Read More
Saturated fat intake not associated with heart disease – Dr. Cordain’s article DHA, EPA, omega-3, palmitate, palmitic acid, research, saturated fat I would like to comment on a recent article co-authored by Dr. Loren Cordain, and published in the journal Current Treatment Options in Car... Read More