Comments on: 8 Foods to Lower LDL Cholesterol, Boost HDL Cholesterol, and Fight Inflammation http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol-fighting-foods/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:08:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Michele Asselin http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol-fighting-foods/#comment-198496 Michele Asselin Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:18:28 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol-fighting-foods/#comment-198496 What about salt intake w/lowering ldl cholesterol diet. How much salt is adviseable? What about salt intake w/lowering ldl cholesterol diet. How much salt is adviseable?

]]> By: Michele Asselin http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol-fighting-foods/#comment-198494 Michele Asselin Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:17:35 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol-fighting-foods/#comment-198494 Dieting now for 2 months to lower LDL. Dieting going way have eliminated saturated fats, red meat, dairy (except for skim milk), drink lot of water and eats lot os fruit and vegetable, as well as 100%whole wheat bread. Concern is what about salt. The info I have says to limit your intake of salto 5 mgs/day. Any thoughts? Dieting now for 2 months to lower LDL. Dieting going way have eliminated saturated fats, red meat, dairy (except for skim milk), drink lot of water and eats lot os fruit and vegetable, as well as 100%whole wheat bread. Concern is what about salt. The info I have says to limit your intake of salto 5 mgs/day. Any thoughts?

]]> By: Dr whatson on alcohol lower cholestrol http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol-fighting-foods/#comment-155059 Dr whatson on alcohol lower cholestrol Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:16:55 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol-fighting-foods/#comment-155059 If you want to life healthy, make sure your cholesterol LDL is low in blood. For that you must control your mouth and lifestyle take less of bad fat, raise your consumption fruits and vegetable, legumes everyday. if not you run heart disease and heart attack risk. If you want to life healthy, make sure your cholesterol LDL is low in blood. For that you must control your mouth and lifestyle
take less of bad fat, raise your consumption fruits and vegetable, legumes everyday. if not you run heart disease and heart attack risk.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol-fighting-foods/#comment-11720 Daniel Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:52:55 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol-fighting-foods/#comment-11720 Proteins do a great job at raising insulin levels. But even fats do. This seems odds since fats have a neutral effect on insulin. So what actually raises insulin? Calorie! Whenever we eat and whatever we eat our insulin levels go up. These levels are known as post-prandial insulin levels and they're always high. The point is that in healthy people high post-prandial insulin levels go down quickly after digestion while on unhealthy people with sugar issues they remain chronically high. So that's the problem of the whole low-carb obsession with insulin. It's impossible to lower the insulin peak caused by eating even if you eat nothing but butter. But as far as chronically high insulin levels are concerned no ISOCALORIC study has ever showed low-carb diets lowering insulin levels more than unrefined high-carb diets. In fact no ISOCALORIC study has ever showed a difference in feeding people which high insulin levels compared to feeding people with low insulin levels. So the bottom line is that insulin has nothing to do with fat gain and the reason is simple: both fat and protein has independent fat-storate mechanisms which are activated when excessive calories are consumed (even if it's just butter) Post prandial insulin has nothing to do with inflamation, hyperinsulinemia and diabetes. While whole grains are known to raise post prandial insulin (just like beef and cod) they're also known to be very effective in lowering chronically high insulin levels, increasing insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance; expecially oats, quinoa, buckwheat, spelt and sorghum. Proteins do a great job at raising insulin levels.
But even fats do. This seems odds since fats have a neutral effect on insulin. So what actually raises insulin? Calorie! Whenever we eat and whatever we eat our insulin levels go up. These levels are known as post-prandial insulin levels and they’re always high.

The point is that in healthy people high post-prandial insulin levels go down quickly after digestion while on unhealthy people with sugar issues they remain chronically high.

So that’s the problem of the whole low-carb obsession with insulin. It’s impossible to lower the insulin peak caused by eating even if you eat nothing but butter. But as far as chronically high insulin levels are concerned no ISOCALORIC study has ever showed low-carb diets lowering insulin levels more than unrefined high-carb diets.
In fact no ISOCALORIC study has ever showed a difference in feeding people which high insulin levels compared to feeding people with low insulin levels.

So the bottom line is that insulin has nothing to do with fat gain and the reason is simple: both fat and protein has independent fat-storate mechanisms which are activated when excessive calories are consumed (even if it’s just butter)
Post prandial insulin has nothing to do with inflamation, hyperinsulinemia and diabetes.

While whole grains are known to raise post prandial insulin (just like beef and cod) they’re also known to be very effective in lowering chronically high insulin levels, increasing insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance; expecially oats, quinoa, buckwheat, spelt and sorghum.

]]> By: Sonagi http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol-fighting-foods/#comment-6682 Sonagi Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:16:27 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol-fighting-foods/#comment-6682 <i>"My POV is that we shouldn’t build a lifestyle or a national food pyramid based on grain, whether whole or processed. "</i> Strongly agree. That's why I reject the traditional Asian and Mediterranean pyramids in favor of my own design that fills the bottom row with non-starch vegetables. I can't call it a paleo pyramid because it includes legumes and whole grains. While googling research on correlations between diet and diabetes, I came across this interesting study, which found that a Western diet of processed foods highly correlated with the onset of diabetes (no surprise there) and that consumption of red meat and processed meats correlated more highly than the consumption of refined grains. Whole grains and legumes were negatively correlated with the onset of diabetes. http://www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/136/3/201.pdf <i>"Hey, I still drink grain in the form of beer."</i> Heh, heh. We all have our vices, don't we? One reason why I like your blog a little better than Art's is that you're not dogmatic. <i>"There is a lot to investigate in the realm of “insulin index” versus “glycemic index”.</i> I agree and hope researchers will devote more efforts to exploring the insulinotrophic effects of foods. “My POV is that we shouldn’t build a lifestyle or a national food pyramid based on grain, whether whole or processed. “

Strongly agree. That’s why I reject the traditional Asian and Mediterranean pyramids in favor of my own design that fills the bottom row with non-starch vegetables. I can’t call it a paleo pyramid because it includes legumes and whole grains.

While googling research on correlations between diet and diabetes, I came across this interesting study, which found that a Western diet of processed foods highly correlated with the onset of diabetes (no surprise there) and that consumption of red meat and processed meats correlated more highly than the consumption of refined grains. Whole grains and legumes were negatively correlated with the onset of diabetes.

http://www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/136/3/201.pdf

“Hey, I still drink grain in the form of beer.”

Heh, heh. We all have our vices, don’t we? One reason why I like your blog a little better than Art’s is that you’re not dogmatic.

“There is a lot to investigate in the realm of “insulin index” versus “glycemic index”.

I agree and hope researchers will devote more efforts to exploring the insulinotrophic effects of foods.

]]> By: Donna http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol-fighting-foods/#comment-6651 Donna Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:55:38 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol-fighting-foods/#comment-6651 I eat more veggies than anything, much fruit, lots of nuts, omega 3 eggs, fish, and i cook with onions. I do eat oatmeal and brown rice sometimes. It's working for me, i feel great! Along with my exercises. Donna I eat more veggies than anything, much fruit, lots of nuts, omega 3 eggs, fish, and i cook with onions. I do eat oatmeal and brown rice sometimes. It’s working for me, i feel great!
Along with my exercises. Donna

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