High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is one of the five main types of lipoproteins found in circulation, together with very low-density lipoprotei...
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Showing posts with label saturated fat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label saturated fat. Show all posts
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...
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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...
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More on the Harvard study on saturated versus polyunsaturated fats
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...
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BBC article's advice: Replace saturated with polyunsaturated fats
The BBC article is here . It is based on meta-analysis of eight previous studies conducted by Harvard researchers, which the article states ...
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PepsiCo to reduce sugar and fat in products
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...
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Adiponectin and tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels after a high saturated fat meal
This is one of those interesting studies where the authors start with some pre-conceived assumptions and end up concluding something else, s...
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What should be my HDL cholesterol?
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...
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