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Saturday, March 24, 2018
PLANT-BASED MONOUNSATURATED FAT
Replacing refined-carbs with plant-based monounsaturated fat lowers coronary heart disease by 14%
Replacing 5% of calories from refined carbohydrates with plant-based monounsaturated fat was associated with a 14% lower risk of coronary heart disease according to a study by researchers at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Monounsaturated fat from animal sources did not have the same effect.
Replacing 5% of calories from refined carbohydrates with animal-based monounsaturated fat was associated with a 11% greater risk of coronary heart disease (as opposed to a 14% lower risk when replacing with plant-based monounsaturated fat).
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Thursday, February 22, 2018
ALZHEIMER’S & DIET
People with the highest percent carbohydrate intake were 89% more likely to have dementia
The one-fourth of people with the highest percent intake of carbohydrates (63% of calories) were 89% more likely to have mild cognitive impairment or dementia compare to the one-fourth of people with the lowest percent carbohydrate intake (41% of calories) according to a study from researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
“A dietary pattern with relatively high caloric intake from carbohydrates and low caloric intake from fat and proteins may increase the risk of [mild cognitive impairment] or dementia in elderly persons,” the authors of the study concluded.
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Wednesday, November 02, 2016
FATS VS CARBS
Men and women consuming them most fats vs the most carbs were 16% less likely to die over 26-32 yrs
Men and women in the top one-fifth for consuming the most fat were 15% less likely to die over the next 26-32 years compared to the one-fifth of men and women consuming the most carbohydrates according to a study from researchers at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Men and women consuming them most fats vs the most carbs were 16% less likely to die over 26-32 yrs
Men and women in the top one-fifth for consuming the most fat were 15% less likely to die over the next 26-32 years compared to the one-fifth of men and women consuming the most carbohydrates according to a study from researchers at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Friday, October 15, 2010
CARBOHYDRATES
Carbohydrates are NOT easily converted into body fat
Here is why I found it so interesting.
My impression is that most people, including most doctors and most obesity researchers, believe that carbohydrates are easily converted into fat and that is why they make you fat. This is not true.
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Monday, August 02, 2010
PROTEIN
Protein intake associated with smaller waist; refined grains and potatoes larger waist
Saturday, February 24, 2007
PROTEIN CALORIES
Protein provides 3.2 calories per gram, not 4 calories per gram
Thursday, January 27, 2005
CARBOHYDRATE & FAT INTAKE
U.S. women eating more carbs, more fat; men more carbs, less fat
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Overweight people do not convert more carbohydrates to fat than lean people
Friday, July 30, 2004
Reduced-fat dairy products, fruit, and fiber associated with lower bodyweight
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
The truth about carbohydrates: An interview with researcher Jean-Pierre Flatt, Ph.D.
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