Does Coconut Oil Clog Arteries?

Dietary saturated fat/cholesterol, but not unsaturated fat or starch, induces C-reactive protein associated early atherosclerosis and ectopic fat deposition in diabetic pigs

http://www.cardiab.com/content/10/1/64

Here's a quote from the link - 

"Dietary saturated fat/cholesterol induces inflammation, atherosclerosis and ectopic fat deposition whereas an equally high dietary unsaturated fat load does not induce these abnormalities and shows beneficial effects on postprandial glycaemia in diabetic pigs." (Emphasis Added)

Source: (http://www.cardiab.com/content/10/1/64)

Engineering a Cure

He did what the Medical System thought was Impossible. He cured himself from Heart Disease. By Saving himself, he saved others from Heart Disease. Saving Lives is what it's all about.

Eliminating the #1 Cause of Death

Food That Kills - Full Documentary

Lipids, Inflammation, and Atherosclerosis

http://thescienceofnutrition.wordpress.com/2012/07/06/lipids-inflammation-and-atherosclerosis/

Evidence for the Lipid Hypothesis: Review of Ignore the Awkward : Is Dr. Ravnskov als...

Evidence for the Lipid Hypothesis: Review of Ignore the Awkward : Is Dr. Ravnskov als...: OBSERVATIONAL EVIDENCE 1. Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein discovered that the number of functional LDL receptors on the surface of cells...

Here's one of my favorite quotes from this excellent Blog -

"6. Atherosclerosis can be induced in a great variety of animal species including vegetarian and carnivore species (e.g. insects, birds, cats, dogs, non-human primates etc.) by raising serum cholesterol high enough and maintaining it long enough. Atherosclerosis can also be reversed by lowering TC enough and maintaining it long enough. The lipid deposits and foam cells disappeared but some fibrous tissue remained. Some species, such as the dog and rat, do not get elevated TC from a diet high in saturated fat and cholesterol. But when a way was found to elevate their TC they also developed atherosclerosis. This is so consistent no matter which species is tested that it appears to be a scientific law that elevated LDL can cause atherosclerosis.' (Emphasis Added)

Here's another quote from the Blog -

"12. In Chapter 3, Dr. Ravnskov was not thinking clearly when he tells us that people with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) live just as long as others. In the study he cites to make this claim
it clearly says that the FH patients were taking statins.  3)" (Emphasis Added)

Source: http://diet-health-dave.blogspot.com/2011/11/review-of-ignore-awkward-is-dr-ravnskov.html

Doctor saves self & wife, changing to a vegetarian diet

Darrell Woodruff, MD & Norma Woodruff  healed by a Low Fat Starch Based Diet.

http://www.drmcdougall.com/stars/woodruff-woodruff.htm

Here's a quote  from the link -

"My cholesterol was high enough (261) that the internist had started me on statin drugs to lower it. The numbers improved a little, but the muscle pains and tingling in my fingers convinced me to stop taking them. Now, without medication, my cholesterol is less than 150, and my triglycerides dropped from above 400 to 68." (Emphasis Added)

Diabetes (Adult Onset and Juvenile)

Dr John McDougall has save many lives with just a Starch Based Diet that is very Low in Fat.

http://www.drmcdougall.com/med_diabetes.html

Here are some quotes from the link -

"Both forms of diabetes, childhood and adult, are rare in parts of the world where people's meals are based on starches."

"For cases of childhood diabetes the explanation is cow's milk consumption. Cow's milk protein fed to young children causes an autoimmune reaction that causes the body to direct antibodies to the child's pancreas."

"Atherosclerosis is remarkably uncommon in the few cases of diabetes found in counties in Africa and Asia where the diet is largely starch-based. These few diabetics live almost free of heart disease, strokes, and gangrene which are too common among diabetics indulging in the unending American feast." (Emphasis Added)

Healthy Longevity's Expanded Review Of Plant Positive's New Series Of Videos

Healthy Longevity's Excellent Review Of Plant Positive's Latest Research. I will repost this as more is added.

http://healthylongevity.blogspot.com/2012/12/plant-positive-strikes-back-nutrition.html#more


Here's a quote from this EXCELLENT BLOG -

"In a later review, Keys again addressed Yudkin’s claims regarding sugar intake and coronary heart disease in international comparisons:4

In regard to international comparisons, there are countries with a high per capita consumption of sugar and of saturated fats; those countries tend to have high CHD death rates. And there are countries with low per capita sugar and saturated fat intakes; these have low CHD rates. When all these countries are put together, statistical calculation naturally shows CHD mortality is correlated with both sugar and fat intake. However, partial correlation analysis shows that when sugar is held constant, CHD is highly correlated with per capita saturated fats in the diet but when fat is constant there is no significant correlation between sugar in the diet and the CHD incidence rate. It should be noted, too, that Yudkin carefully avoids mentioning the fact that 2 countries with the highest per capita sugar consumption, Cuba and Venezuela, suffer low CHD mortality; it is notable that the dietary intake of estimated fats is low in both Cuba and Venezuela. 

Another flaw in Yudkin’s hypothesis about sugar and coronary heart disease that Plant Positive addressed was the contradictory evidence from animal experiments of atherosclerosis. When diets rich in dietary cholesterol and saturated fat, such as egg yolks are used to induce atherosclerosis in non-human primates, the atherosclerosis process has actually been reversed when these atherogenic components are replaced with chow very rich in sugar.5 6 This does not suggest that sugar should be considered a heart healthy food, but does emphasize the fact that sugar alone cannot induce atherosclerosis in the absence of dietary cholesterol and elevated blood cholesterol, and therefore cannot not explain the coronary heart disease epidemic." (Emphasis Added)

(Plant Positive Strikes Back: Nutrition Past and Future, Healthy Longevity, Web, Friday, 28 December 2012)

Big Fluffy "Type a" Cholesterol Is A Killer

 Here's an excellent link on Big Fluffy "Type a" Cholesterol.

http://www.atkinsexposed.org/atkins/189/Atkins_Argues_that_Size_Matters.htm

Here's a quote from the link - "Frank M. Sacks, M.D., Professor of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention at Harvard, with over a hundred publications to his name,[998] reviewed all of the evidence surrounding LDL size in 2003.[999] He found that some studies showed that larger LDL (the type that the Atkins Diet elevates) seemed more dangerous. "Thus," he wrote, "large and small LDL are atherogenic, and it is not possible to judge which if any is more harmful, overall."[1000] Cleveland Clinic Medical Director (and Vice President of the American College of Cardiology) Steven Nissen, M.D., agrees that LDL particle size simply isn't clinically useful.[1001]" (Emphasis Added)

Another quote from the link - ""In summary," Dr. Sacks wrote, "the picture is emerging... that small LDL does not have a special relationship to coronary heart disease beyond its contribution to LDL concentration." He concludes "all LDL types should be viewed as harmful."[1002] In other words, large or small, bad cholesterol is bad cholesterol." (Emphasis Added)

The Dangers of Large Fluffy "Type a" LDL Cholesterol

Low Carbers take great comfort in their unnaturally high levels of Large Fluffy "Type a" Cholesterol.

Large Fluffy Type a Cholesterol is Atherogenic.

I will add to this as time permits.

In the following video, Plant Positive does an excellent job on the Dangers of Unnaturally High Levels of Large Fluffy "Type a" Cholesterol.

Here is the Transcript of The Video

http://www.plantpositive.com/25-cholesterol-confusion-8-a-l/

Here are some quotes from the link -

"The best known study to raise doubts about the importance of small, dense LDL as a predictor of the degree of atherosclerosis was this one. This study showed that both of the basic phenotypes of LDL are atherogenic and if anything, the large LDLs are worse."

"This study found that large LDLs predicted coronary events. Large LDLs are not benign."

"My earlier slide that said “Chapter 17” at the top referenced this study. This showed that VLDLs and their remnants do make their way under the surface of the artery. VLDLs are larger than the largest LDLs. If VLDLs are atherogenic, how can anyone say that large LDLs are not?"

"As Dr Dayspring has said, it is not valid to conclude that a distribution of LDL sizes favoring large LDLs indicates safety from heart disease. People with familial hypercholesterolemia tend to have just such a pattern and we know that FH is deadly."

"In animal models, there have been inconsistent findings regarding LDL size and atherosclerosis. This editorial makes reference to a study that showed small, dense LDLs to be less atherogenic."

"Fortunately, Oravec has put out a better paper since then. Here he clearly tells us that in young people, he and his colleagues found that large and intermediate LDLs were associated with premature heart attacks and small, dense LDLs were not. Yes, you heard me right, low carbers. Read it for yourselves. So much for non-atherogenic familial hyperbetalipoproteinemia 1,2. They said that small, dense LDLs are probably an age-related phenomenon."

"This study also looked at young people, in this case Finns, over a six-year period. These authors did not find any evidence that small LDL particle size was associated with increased LDL oxidation or metabolic syndrome." (Emphasis Added)

(25 Cholesterol Confusion & A Large & Fluffy Distraction, Plant Positive, Web 2013)

Oxidized Polyunsaturated Fat vs Saturated Fat. Which One Really Causes Heart Disease?

 Omega 6 and Omega 3 from Polyunsaturated Fats are ESSENTIAL fatty acids. The body cannot make them and they have to come from food.

The dietary requirement for Saturated Fat is ZERO.

Oxidized Polyunsaturated Fat vs Saturated Fat. Which One Really Causes Heart Disease?

The answer  is in this video.

Is Chronic Inflammation Harming Your Heart?

The markers for Chronic Inflammation  to the Arteries are hs-CRP, inflammatory cytokines, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-6, and interleukin-8.

These markers for Chronic Inflammation DROPPED significantly in just 2 to 3 weeks on a Low Fat Plant Based Diet.

Another example of Plant Based Nutrition HEALING the body.

http://www.pritikin.com/your-health/health-benefits/reverse-heart-disease/1691-is-inflammation-harming-your-heart.html

The most dangerous form of Atherosclerosis

The most dangerous form of Atherosclerosis is the one that is undetectable by standard medical tests.  85% of all Heart Attacks are caused by undetectable Atherosclerosis.

A great way to get this type of Atherosclerosis is by eating a meaty high saturated fat diet.


http://www.theheart.org/article/185415.do?98fb202278940504d75b5a97b1476be4%7D


http://www.ihimontanafoundation.org/Heart_Information/Heart_Conditions/Vulnerable_Plaque

Here's a quote from the link - "Early detection of high-risk plaque is critical, but vulnerable plaque is NOT DETECTABLE with current diagnostic methods. If such plaques could be detected and treated, a major advance in healthcare would be achieved." (Emphasis added)