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Medical Forum / General / Nutrition / September 2006Monounsaturated vs Saturated fat...
My cholesterol is through the roof and for the last year I've been attempting to reduce my saturated food intake and have begun using olive oil in everything. And a few months ago I began taking fish oil, flax oil, and now some evening primrose oil - all in an attempt to balance my lipid profile and slow or reverse years of artery damage. I know saturated fat inflames the arteries and that monounsaturated would seem to reduce inflamation. Since I can't eliminate saturated fat from my diet, I'm trying to reduce its effects by adding lots of olive oil in the hopes that at the right ratio the monounsaturated neutralizes the saturated. Is this a reasonable assumption or am I just imagining things? Finally, what other dietary supplements are for helping to lower cholesterol? > My cholesterol is through the roof and for the last year I've been > attempting to reduce my saturated food intake and have begun using [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > just imagining things? Finally, what other dietary supplements are > for helping to lower cholesterol? I think what you need is a consultation with a good nutritionist. Ask your doctor for a referral. Jeff "Saturated fat" only "inflames" if you classify lard, which is 39% saturated, as a "saturated fat." However, chicken fat is about 30% saturated. Coconut oil is 92% saturated, and does not cause any problems. The reason? It is an issue of oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation. Saturated fatty acids do not cause lipid peroxidation problems, nor can they be made directly into the molecules that cause the inflammation, such as LTB4. Lard is very bad for everything in it other than the saturated fatty acids, and also due to the way it is usually used in cooking. Generally, anything containing cholesterol or more than very small amounts of unsaturated fatty acids should not be cooked at high temperatures while exposed to air. If you want to understand more about this, and also read about my "anti-inflammatory" diet, go to: http://groups.msn.com/TheScientificDebateForum- I am not selling anything, nor do you have to register to read the essays or posts on the forum. I am an independent researcher. There is an essay on the dangers of fish oil there, which I advise you read soon. Atkins wrote "The Vita-Nutrient Solution" It talks a lot about natural cholesterol treatments. I take Niacin, Pantothenate and garlic tabs. Also I switched to a mostly veggie diet. The fiber binds cholesterol in the intestine so it can't be absorbed into the blood. Atkins lists over 30 nutrients that can influence cholesterol. : My cholesterol is through the roof and for the last year I've been : attempting to reduce my saturated food intake and have begun using [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] : just imagining things? Finally, what other dietary supplements are : for helping to lower cholesterol? The Portfolio Diet, developed by the Toronto University, is an effective diet to reduce cholesterol. Studies have shown that it can reduce cholesterol as much as statin cholesterol drugs. The diet includes almonds, viscous fiber, soy and plant sterols. More information about the Portfolio eating plan: http://www.portfolioeatingplan.com/  SignatureJuhana > My cholesterol is through the roof and for the last year I've been > attempting to reduce my saturated food intake and have begun using > olive oil in everything. And a few months ago I began taking fish > oil, flax oil, and now some evening primrose oil - all in an > attempt to balance my lipid profile and slow or reverse years of > artery damage. Effective cholesterol control requires the addition of more fiber to your diet. Eat more Whole Grains, Fruits, Vegetables, and Legumes. > My cholesterol is through the roof and for the last year I've been > attempting to reduce my saturated food intake and have begun using > olive oil in everything. And a few months ago I began taking fish > oil, flax oil, and now some evening primrose oil - all in an > attempt to balance my lipid profile and slow or reverse years of > artery damage. > I know saturated fat inflames the arteries and that monounsaturated > would seem to reduce inflamation. Since I can't eliminate saturated [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > just imagining things? Finally, what other dietary supplements are > for helping to lower cholesterol? Adding monounsatures to your diet just increases your calories. If you are substituting monounsatures for satured fats or carbohydrates there is some benefit. The lipid profile doesn't determine wheher the fatty acids in your blood stream are saturated. The fiber approach should help keep the body from aborbing saturated fats from being absorbed. SignatureRon > > My cholesterol is through the roof and for the last year I've been > > attempting to reduce my saturated food intake and have begun using [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Adding monounsatures to your diet just increases your calories. I beg to differ. :) #1 Adding MUFAs to your diet dilutes the concentration of SFAs in your blood as well as at the cellular level. #2 The Addition of Oliver Oil increases the amount of satisfaction a person derives from their plant based diet. Thereby increasing the likelyhood that a person would stick to their high-fiber diet. Just thought that you might want to know. -- john gohde http://naturalhealthperspective.com/food/ crack baby <crack@backdoho.net> wrote in part: >My cholesterol is through the roof and for the last year I've been >attempting to reduce my saturated food intake and have begun using [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >just imagining things? Finally, what other dietary supplements are >for helping to lower cholesterol? What dietary changes you need to make depend on what you are trying to do and what your lipid profile and possibly other things (such as whether you are overweight) are like. You talk about reducing cholesterol, balancing your lipid profile, and reducing inflammation. Those are not equivalent. Juhana's link to the Portfolio diet is a good one and covers much of what you are (probably) trying to do. -- Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA jchinnis@alum.mit.edu See http://sankey.ws/cholesterol.html for my personal experience in (successfully) reducing cholesterol with diet. |
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