Comments on: The Cholesterol Hype http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2006/09/19/the-cholesterol-hype/ Respect Your Food. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:19:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Pulkit Jain http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2006/09/19/the-cholesterol-hype/#comment-97682 Pulkit Jain Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:53:24 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/?p=6#comment-97682 Hi, I was just surfing the net and came across to your blog. Although u have tried to make your point clear, but it has left me confused. Whom to trust. As a commoner, who are without medical knowledge, we tend to approach to medicos for our smallest problems. A commoner puts his best trust on them as they see them as who saves life and thus almost putting one medico parallel to 'GOD'. But all these contradicting reports, seems to be pushed by vested commercial reports has left me in dilemma abouth whether to believe allopathic system of medicine at all. And for me, all the contribution of allopathy is just limited to the discovery of Anti-Biotics and none has been discovered since 1966 if I am not wrong. Only one or two salts has been added to make them more potent. And for the rest of drugs...many has many side effects. Like the ones you have told about statins. And our Pharma Cos are in a win-win situation because they have medicines for those side effects also. So first they give you side effects and then they charge you again to treat those side effects and this chain goes on....till you are finished. Well my motto is not to criticize Allopathy or to promote any other form of medicines, as each one has its own advantages and disadvantages. I am here to criticize the apathy of Docs who are putting greatest risk on the existence of humanity in whole. I have found one way of living though....I eat just what I want to...I do what I want to....relying on natural things as much as possible. I dont care about what the evil effect they would have on me. I am just keeping things simple....not relying on any particular thing...perhaps this is balancing the whole universe for me ;). And balance is important in life. Hi,
I was just surfing the net and came across to your blog. Although u have tried to make your point clear, but it has left me confused. Whom to trust.

As a commoner, who are without medical knowledge, we tend to approach to medicos for our smallest problems. A commoner puts his best trust on them as they see them as who saves life and thus almost putting one medico parallel to ‘GOD’.

But all these contradicting reports, seems to be pushed by vested commercial reports has left me in dilemma abouth whether to believe allopathic system of medicine at all.

And for me, all the contribution of allopathy is just limited to the discovery of Anti-Biotics and none has been discovered since 1966 if I am not wrong. Only one or two salts has been added to make them more potent. And for the rest of drugs…many has many side effects. Like the ones you have told about statins. And our Pharma Cos are in a win-win situation because they have medicines for those side effects also. So first they give you side effects and then they charge you again to treat those side effects and this chain goes on….till you are finished.

Well my motto is not to criticize Allopathy or to promote any other form of medicines, as each one has its own advantages and disadvantages. I am here to criticize the apathy of Docs who are putting greatest risk on the existence of humanity in whole.

I have found one way of living though….I eat just what I want to…I do what I want to….relying on natural things as much as possible. I dont care about what the evil effect they would have on me. I am just keeping things simple….not relying on any particular thing…perhaps this is balancing the whole universe for me ;). And balance is important in life.

]]> By: Colin Chambers http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2006/09/19/the-cholesterol-hype/#comment-17407 Colin Chambers Thu, 22 May 2008 12:06:00 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/?p=6#comment-17407 you're right and it does play on my mind that some of the arguments used to explain the progression of atherosclerosis don't add up when you think about them. I take your point. I don't know how thick these fats are when they're inside the body. I also expect that in time we'll be told how certain saturated fats actually have crucial benefits or couple with certain nutrients to benefit us. I feel the major problem is like to be eating too much for the lifestyle you're living. One of the main changes in the western diet has been an increase in the size of meat and fatty potatoe serving and the reduction of the vetgetable and fruit serving etc etc so the simple fix is to correct this trend in your own diet. That's what i take from what you say or from what I know any way. I don't like to worry about my diet every time I eat so it's much easier to just know I shouldn't eat toomuch or too little of something and to have some idea of what too much and too little of something is. There we go. End of rant. Good article though. That it provokes comment means it's enriching. you’re right and it does play on my mind that some of the arguments used to explain the progression of atherosclerosis don’t add up when you think about them. I take your point. I don’t know how thick these fats are when they’re inside the body. I also expect that in time we’ll be told how certain saturated fats actually have crucial benefits or couple with certain nutrients to benefit us.

I feel the major problem is like to be eating too much for the lifestyle you’re living. One of the main changes in the western diet has been an increase in the size of meat and fatty potatoe serving and the reduction of the vetgetable and fruit serving etc etc so the simple fix is to correct this trend in your own diet.

That’s what i take from what you say or from what I know any way. I don’t like to worry about my diet every time I eat so it’s much easier to just know I shouldn’t eat toomuch or too little of something and to have some idea of what too much and too little of something is.

There we go. End of rant. Good article though. That it provokes comment means it’s enriching.

]]> By: Scott Kustes http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2006/09/19/the-cholesterol-hype/#comment-16228 Scott Kustes Wed, 21 May 2008 13:41:13 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/?p=6#comment-16228 Colin, one thing you have to remember is that the internal temperature of the human body is almost 100 degrees. Coconut oil melts at about 75. Saturated fat isn't prone to the rancidity that polyunsaturated fats are. Trans fats are just bad news all around though. Cheers Scott Colin, one thing you have to remember is that the internal temperature of the human body is almost 100 degrees. Coconut oil melts at about 75. Saturated fat isn’t prone to the rancidity that polyunsaturated fats are. Trans fats are just bad news all around though.

Cheers
Scott

]]> By: Colin Chambers http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2006/09/19/the-cholesterol-hype/#comment-15070 Colin Chambers Tue, 20 May 2008 10:40:25 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/?p=6#comment-15070 Hi there. I like the alternative view you present. I think it helps to question the status quo. One thing though. You critiqued the idea that saturated fat is bad. That's fascinating and I'd like to know more. You didn't mention how much saturated fat though or how much fat in total. Saturated fat and transfat's are highlighted simply because there's too much in people's diets. I don't feel that saturated is inherently bad. I do get the point that too much of it is bad. Like anything else. Also, the logic I use, is that saturated fats and trans-fats (hydrogenated fats, http://colchambers.blogspot.com/2008/04/why-are-trans-fats-so-bad.html) are solid at room temperature where as poly and mono saturated are more liquid. So if they're like this outside the body then they'll be thicker inside the body and more likely to make it clot. So I'm glad you've pointed out some benefits of saturated fats because it's easy to forget that each nutrient has a role play. I just wanted to point out that balance is more important and that's what I take from you article. Interesting article though. Good work Hi there. I like the alternative view you present. I think it helps to question the status quo. One thing though.

You critiqued the idea that saturated fat is bad. That’s fascinating and I’d like to know more. You didn’t mention how much saturated fat though or how much fat in total. Saturated fat and transfat’s are highlighted simply because there’s too much in people’s diets. I don’t feel that saturated is inherently bad. I do get the point that too much of it is bad. Like anything else.

Also, the logic I use, is that saturated fats and trans-fats (hydrogenated fats, http://colchambers.blogspot.com/2008/04/why-are-trans-fats-so-bad.html) are solid at room temperature where as poly and mono saturated are more liquid. So if they’re like this outside the body then they’ll be thicker inside the body and more likely to make it clot.

So I’m glad you’ve pointed out some benefits of saturated fats because it’s easy to forget that each nutrient has a role play. I just wanted to point out that balance is more important and that’s what I take from you article.

Interesting article though. Good work

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