Ischemic heart disease among Greenland Inuit: Data from 1962 to 1964
The traditional Inuit diet is very high in animal protein and fat. It also includes plant matter. Typically it is made up pr…
saturated fat
Large LDL and small HDL particles: The best combination
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is one of the five main types of lipoproteins found in circulation, together with very low-de…
The 2012 Atherosclerosis egg study: Plaque decreased as LDL increased with consumption of 2.3 eggs per week or more
A new study by David Spence and colleagues, published online in July 2012 in the journal Atherosclerosis ( ), has been gain…
Nuts by numbers: Should you eat them, and how much?
Nuts are generally seen as good sources of protein and magnesium. The latter plays a number of roles in the human body, and …
Long-term adherence to Dr. Kwaśniewski’s Optimal Diet: Healthy with high LDL cholesterol
This is a study (Grieb, P. et al., 2008; full reference at the end of this post) that I read a few years ago, right after it…
More on the Harvard study on saturated versus polyunsaturated fats
This is a follow up on this post , which addressed the main argument put forth in a recent BBC article. The BBC article argu…
BBC article's advice: Replace saturated with polyunsaturated fats
The BBC article is here . It is based on meta-analysis of eight previous studies conducted by Harvard researchers, which the…
PepsiCo to reduce sugar and fat in products
I guess PepsiCo is moving ahead of the competition, but in a snail pace and in a very, very politically correct way. Will th…
Adiponectin and tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels after a high saturated fat meal
This is one of those interesting studies where the authors start with some pre-conceived assumptions and end up concluding s…
What should be my HDL cholesterol?
HDL cholesterol levels are a rough measure of HDL particle quantity in the blood. They actually tell us next to nothing abou…
Large LDL and small HDL particles: The best combination
This post has been revised and re-published . The original comments are preserved below.
How to break a coconut
The coconut is often presented as a healthy food choice, which it is, as long as you are not allergic to it. Coconut meat ha…
Ischemic heart disease among Greenland Inuit: Data from 1962 to 1964
This post has been revised and re-published . The original comments are preserved below.
Saturated fat intake not associated with heart disease – Dr. Cordain’s article
I would like to comment on a recent article co-authored by Dr. Loren Cordain, and published in the journal Current Treatmen…
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