Studies that linked saturated fat consumption to high cholesterol have been shown faulty. In nearly every major clinical trial since Taubes book came out, people on a lo-carb regimen showed improved cholesterol profiles particularly triglycerides.
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triglyceride is for the most part related to carbs. but while triglyceride is certainly important, the LDL remains the biggest problem with regard to cardiovascular disease. and that is related more to animal fat than anything else.
the key here is not to identify a single villain and focus on it.
we are really looking at multiple sources of problems here.
For example:
–people overeat mainly due to addiction to sugar. refined carbs are the main reason one reaches for that 2nd and 3rd slice of pizza, that 2nd or 3rd servings of pasta, or that 4th or 5th bowl of rice.
–but it is the extra salt that lead folks to more carbs and sodapop.
–but meat product and diary product are not blameless. they are from sedentary cows and are over laten with saturated fat that raises the LDL. and meat/diary also pack in a whole lot of calorie per serving.
the excess in calorie is ultimately enemy #1, regardless of where it came from. Because the excess in calorie drive up the weight, that insulin resistance then come into play. especially at the obese state. this is the type of silent metabolic change folks are not aware of (this is also the reason why an obese person will tell you he/she is perfectly healthy when they are really quite ill). this metabolic change causes fat to be processed differently and thus increase the problem we see from the saturated fat.
fat is only not a problem when consumed in moderate portions in that 33% of the population that does not have a weight issue. otherwise, it is a big part of the problem.
