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In my quest to find out every single thing about diabetes
I stumbled across this wonderful piece of advice and thought that I would share it for anyone who has doubts about taking up a low carbohydrate diet...
I know when I switched to low carbing I heard the words FAT and ARTERY CLOGGING and HIGH CHOLESTEROL come up again and again by well meaning friends and family....but let me share this with you....
This is from livestrong.com and it is an article discussing the health risks associated with a low carb diet...
Saturated Fat and Heart Disease
A low-carb meal is usually high in fat, although the type of fat it contains can vary, depending on your food choices. Low-carb diets are often labeled as high in saturated fat, which is if your low-carb diet includes a lot of animal-based products, such as high-fat meat, eggs, butter, cream, cheese, bacon, sausages and mayonnaise. Although most people fear saturated fats, often labeled as "artery-clogging fats," there is no conclusive evidence showing that their consumption is associated with heart disease
it gets better though!....IT's OFFICIAL!!!!!!!!
In fact, a comprehensive and rigorous meta-analysis published in January 2010 in the "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition" looked at the data from over 347,747 participants followed for five to 23 years and found no correlation between saturated fats and cardiovascular disease. Whether your low-carb meals are high in saturated fats or unsaturated fats, your heart health is not at risk.
That is a massive group of people who were followed for a VERY long time to get those results.....
Hope that helps anyone tossing up the idea of low carbing
http://www.livestrong.com/article/425173-health-risk-of-low-carb-meals/
I know when I switched to low carbing I heard the words FAT and ARTERY CLOGGING and HIGH CHOLESTEROL come up again and again by well meaning friends and family....but let me share this with you....
This is from livestrong.com and it is an article discussing the health risks associated with a low carb diet...
Saturated Fat and Heart Disease
A low-carb meal is usually high in fat, although the type of fat it contains can vary, depending on your food choices. Low-carb diets are often labeled as high in saturated fat, which is if your low-carb diet includes a lot of animal-based products, such as high-fat meat, eggs, butter, cream, cheese, bacon, sausages and mayonnaise. Although most people fear saturated fats, often labeled as "artery-clogging fats," there is no conclusive evidence showing that their consumption is associated with heart disease
it gets better though!....IT's OFFICIAL!!!!!!!!
In fact, a comprehensive and rigorous meta-analysis published in January 2010 in the "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition" looked at the data from over 347,747 participants followed for five to 23 years and found no correlation between saturated fats and cardiovascular disease. Whether your low-carb meals are high in saturated fats or unsaturated fats, your heart health is not at risk.
That is a massive group of people who were followed for a VERY long time to get those results.....
Hope that helps anyone tossing up the idea of low carbing
http://www.livestrong.com/article/425173-health-risk-of-low-carb-meals/