Dietary Myths and Fat

October 11, 2007

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For all of you out there who are interested in a fascinating read and a whole new perspective on diet I recommend Weston A. Price’s Nutrition and Physical Degeneration. I would say that the sister-book to this would be Sally Fallon’s Nourishing Traditions (which i adore).
I for one am not a fan of the blood type diet, so much. And anyone who has read these books or at least one of them would know why. After reading dozens of nutrition and health books Weston Price is by far the one who has hit it on the nose, he truly unlocked what it is we are missing.

SO Here we Go - Truth or Fiction

1.All traditional diets contain some form of animal protein-even the “vegetarian” ones ate insects.

2.All traditional cultures consumed a portion of their animal protein raw

3.Seeds ,grains, and nuts were soaked, sprouted, fermented or naturally leavened to neutralize naturally occurring anti=nutrients such as enzyme inhibitors, tannins, and phytic acid.( this is part of the reason so many people can’t digest these..they are poorly prepared)

4.TOTAL fat content of all traditional diets varied from 30% to 80% or calories but only 4% of those calories came from polyunsaturates that naturally occur in grain, legumes, nuts, fish, and vegetables. The balance of fat was nearly always in the form of saturated and monounsaturates.

5.Traditional diets contained nearly equal amounts of omega 6 and 3

6.ALL traditional diets contained some salt

7. All traditional cultures made use of animal bones usually in the form of gelatin rich bone broths.

8. The diets of healthy nonindustralized people contained at least TEN times the amount of FAT soluble vitamins found in animal fat.
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Following nutrient rich traditional fats have nourished HEALTHY population groups from all over the world for thousands of years.

-Butter
-Tallow and suet from beef and lamb
-Lard from pigs
-Chicken, goose and duck fat
-Coconut, palm and palm kernel oil
-Extra virgin olive oil
-Expeller pressed sesame and peanut oil
-Expeller pressed flax oil
-Marine oils

The following newfangled fats cause cancer, heart disease , immune system dysfunction, sterility , learning disabilities, growth problems and osteoporosis.

-All hydrogenated oils -Industrially processed oils such as soy, corn, safflower, cotton seed and canola -Fats and oils (esp vegetable oil) that has been heated to very high temperatures in processing.

Here are some MYTHS.

Myth: Heart disease in America is caused by consumption of cholesterol and saturated fat from animal products.

Truth: During the period of rapid increase in heart disease (1920-1960) American consumption of animal fats declined but consumption of hydrogenated and industrially processed vegetable fats increase dramatically

Myth: Saturated fat clogs arteries

Truth: The fatty acids found in artery clogs are 74% unsaturated. Of which 41% are polyunsaturated.

Myth: Vegetarians live longer

Truth: The annual all-cause death rate of vegetarian men is slightly more than that of non-vegetarian men ( .93% vs .89% ). The annual all cause death rate for vegetarian women is significantly more ( .86% vs .54% )

Myth: For good health serum cholesterol should be less than 180 mg/dl

Truth: The all-cause death rate is higher in individuals with cholesterol levels lower than 180 mg/dl

Myth: Children benefit from a low fat diet

Truth: Children on low fat diets suffer from growth problems, failure to thrive, and learning disability.

Myth: Low fat diets make you feel ” better” and increase your joy of living”

Truth: Low fat diets are associated with increased rates of depression, psychosis, fatigue, violence and suicide.

Myth: To avoid heart disease we should consume margarine instead of butter

Truth: Margarine eaters have TWICE the rate of heart disease as butter eaters

Myth: The “Cave Man” diet was low in fat

Truth: Throughout the world primitive peoples sought out and consumed fat from fish, shellfish, water fowl, sea mammals, land birds insects, reptiles, rodents bears, dogs, pigs, cattle, sheep , goats, game , eggs, nuts and milk products ( Abrams food &Evolution)

Myth: A vegetarian diet will protect you from atherosclerosis

Truth: The international Atherosclerosis Project found hat vegetarians had just as much if not more atherosclerosis as meat eaters.

Myth: Arachodionic acid in foods like liver, butter and egg yolks cause production of “bad” inflammatory prostaglandins

Truth: Series 2 prostaglandins that the body makes from arachidonic acid both encourage and inhibit inflammation under appropriate circumstances and Arachidonic acid is vital for both the function of the brain and nervous system.

Myth: Beef causes colon cancer

Truth: In Argentina, with higher beef consumption, has lower rates of colon cancer than the United States. Mormons have lower rates of colon cancer than Vegetarian† Seventh Day Adventists. ( Cancer research 35:3513 )

Myth: Vitamin B12 can be absorbed from certain plant sources such as blue-green algae and fermented soy products

Truth: Vitamin B12 is NOT absorbed from plant sources. Modern soy products actually INCREASE the body’s need for vitamin B12.

Myth: Asians consume large amounts of soy foods

Truth: The average consumption of soy food in China is about 10 grams ( two teaspoons ) per day and up to 60 grams in certain parts of Japan. Asians always consume soy foods in small amounts and as a condiment not as a REPLACEMENT for animal food.

Myth: Soy estrogens are good for you

Truth: Soy isoflavones are phyto-endocrine distruptors. At dietary levels, they can prevent ovulation and stimulate the growth of cancer cells, Eating as little as 30 mg isoflavones ( from about 30 g of soy protein ) per day can result in hypothyroidism with lethargy, constipation, weight gain and fatigue.

Some more facts about Soy-

-Babies fed soy formula have 13,000 to 22,000 times more estrogen compounds in their blood stream than babies fed milk. Infants fed soy formula receive the estrogenic equivalent of at least five birth control pills a day.

-Male infants undergo a “testosterone surge” during the first few months of life, when testosterone levels may almost be as high as an adult male. During this period the baby is programmed to express male characteristics after puberty.
Not only in the development of their sexual organs and other masculine physical traits but also in setting patterns in the brain for male behavior

-Soy feeding reduces testosterone levels as much as 70% and cannot be ignored as a possible cause of disrupted development patterns in boys.

- Almost 115% of white girls and 50% of African American girls show signs of puberty, such as breast development and pubic hair before age of EIGHT. And some are showing signs before the age of THREE.

-Animal studies indicate that consumption of more than minimal amounts of phytoestrogens during pregnancy may have adverse effects on the developing fetus, the timing of puberty later on in life, and the thinking and behavioural patters especially in Male offspring.

Coronary Heart Disease, What do the Experts Say?

” In Framingham, Massachusetts, the more saturated fat one ate, the more cholesterol one ate, the more calories one ate, the LOWER their serum cholesterol was! We found that the people who ate the most cholesterol, ate the most Saturated Fat, ate the most calories-weighed the LEAST and were the most physically active”

William Castelli MD, Director of the Framingham Study

“The diet heart hypothesis has been repeatedly shown to be WRONG and yet for complicated reasons of pride, profit and prejudice the hypothesis continues to be exploited by scientists, fund raising enterprises, food companies and even governmental agencies. The public is being deceived by the greatest health scam of the century”

George Mann, ScD, MD, and Former Co-Director of the Framingham Study

“An analysis of cholesterol values…in 1700 patients with atheroscleroitc disease revealed no definite correlation between serum cholesterol level and the nature and extent of atherosclerotic disease.”

Michael DeBakey MD, Famous Heart Surgeon

“The relevant literature ( on CHD ) is permeated with fraudulent material that is designed to convert negative evidence into positive evidence with respect to the lipid hypothesis, and that fraud is easy to detect”

Russel L. Smith Phd

“Whatever causes coronary heart disease, it is not primarily a high intake of saturated fat”

Michael Gurr Phd, Renowned Lipid Chemist,and author of authoritative study on CH