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More on Berries and Lipoproteins

vidence suggests that consumption of berries may confer protection against cardiovascular disease. Berries such as blackberries (Rubus subgenus Rubus), raspberries (Rubus ideaus) and black currents (Ribes nigrumare) good sources of flavonoids, and some evidence suggest that these compounds may modulate … Continue reading

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The Low Fat, High Carbohydrate Diet Fallacy

roponents of the dietary cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease claim that high intakes of dietary cholesterol and saturated fat are the cause of elevated plasma lipid levels, and this in turn is the cause of atherosclerosis. Despite this theory being … Continue reading

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More Cholesterol Lowering Nutrients: Olive Oil

vidence suggests that a number of nutrients and dietary factors are able to cause beneficial changes to plasma lipoprotein levels. In many cases the effects are superior to pharmaceutical drugs because not only are the physiological effects of the nutrients … Continue reading

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More Cholesterol Lowering Nutrients: Rice Bran oil

 number of nutrients have been researched for their ability to lower plasma cholesterol concentrations in humans. In many cases the lowering effects are as great or greater than the current cholesterol lowering drugs of choice, the statins. However, the nutrients … Continue reading

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More on Niacin and Cholesterol

he cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease erroneously supposes that dietary cholesterol is the cause of atherosclerosis. The pharmaceutical industry is interested in this theory because selling cholesterol lowering drugs is profitable. Most people who have not investigated the matter might … Continue reading

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Fibre Improves Health: More Evidence

Evidence overwhelmingly supports a role for dietary fibre in human health. Originally fibre what thought to provide roughage and improve the transit of food in the gut, but more recent evidence suggests that fibre is essential to optimal human health. … Continue reading

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More on Cholesterol Absorption and Synthesis

The mainstream medical consensus is that high intakes of dietary cholesterol are the cause of atherosclerosis and that this increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, this theory is provably erroneous, as a large body of evidence in the literature … Continue reading

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Metabolic Effects of Fructose: Not Good

Evidence suggests that the cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease is erroneous and that naturally occurring dietary lipids are not the cause of atherosclerosis. Instead, research has consistently shown that carbohydrate in the diet is the cause of cardiovascular disease. In … Continue reading

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Cholesterol Does Not Alter Blood Lipid Levels: More Evidence

The cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease is not supported by the vast majority of data in the literature. Despite this it has become ingrained in the psyche of the nation and is still considered a valid theory by the mainstream … Continue reading

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Tocotrienols Lower Plasma Cholesterol

A number of nutrients are known to lower plasma concentrations of cholesterol in humans. Garlic and fibre for example, are well studied and have been shown repeatedly to be as effective as pharmaceuticals at lowering cholesterol concentrations. The tocotrienols have … Continue reading

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