Posted by Admin | 4:00 AM

A new study by David Spence and colleagues, published online in July 2012 in the journal Atherosclerosis ( ), has been gaining increasing m...

Labels: atherosclerosis, cholesterol, egg, LDL, plaque, saturated fat

Posted by Admin | 6:32 AM

Nuts are generally seen as good sources of protein and magnesium. The latter plays a number of roles in the human body, and is considered cr...

Labels: ALA, magnesium, monounsaturated fat, nuts, omega-3, omega-6, omega-6 to omega-3 ratio, saturated fat, vitamin E

Posted by Admin | 6:12 PM

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 came out, and a...

Labels: Atkins, cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, free fatty acid, HOMA, Kwaśniewski, low carb, Optimal Diet, research, saturated fat

Posted by Admin | 7:43 PM

This is a follow up on this post , which addressed the main argument put forth in a recent BBC article. The BBC article argued that people s...

Labels: cardiovascular disease, omega-3, omega-6, research, saturated fat

Posted by Admin | 5:56 PM

The BBC article is here . It is based on meta-analysis of eight previous studies conducted by Harvard researchers, which the article states ...

Labels: cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, omega-3, omega-6, research, saturated fat

Posted by Admin | 5:13 PM

I guess PepsiCo is moving ahead of the competition, but in a snail pace and in a very, very politically correct way. Will this help in any w...

Labels: coconut, refined carbs, saturated fat, sugars

Posted by Admin | 6:03 PM

This is one of those interesting studies where the authors start with some pre-conceived assumptions and end up concluding something else, s...

Labels: adiponectin, inflammation, research, saturated fat, tumor necrosis factor-alpha

Posted by Admin | 7:43 AM

HDL cholesterol levels are a rough measure of HDL particle quantity in the blood. They actually tell us next to nothing about HDL particle t...

Labels: cholesterol, HDL, LDL, niacin, research, saturated fat

Posted by Admin | 5:42 AM

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is one of the five main types of lipoproteins found in circulation, together with very low-density lipoprotei...

Labels: cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, chylomicron, HDL, LDL, research, saturated fat, VLDL

Posted by Admin | 9:06 AM

The coconut is often presented as a healthy food choice, which it is, as long as you are not allergic to it. Coconut meat has a lot of satur...

Labels: coconut, recipe, saturated fat

Posted by Admin | 1:02 PM

The traditional Inuit diet is very high in animal protein and fat. It also includes plant matter. Typically it is made up primarily of the f...

Labels: cardiovascular disease, Inuit, ischemia, research, saturated fat

Posted by Admin | 6:36 PM

I would like to comment on a recent article co-authored by Dr. Loren Cordain, and published in the journal Current Treatment Options in Car...

Labels: DHA, EPA, omega-3, palmitate, palmitic acid, research, saturated fat