
Just a couple of interesting studies basically showing that eating a low fat diet (15-16%) worsened markers of cardiovascular disease risk. We hopefully all know that eating less than 15% fat is a bad idea, even the government don't recommend less than 15% but here is some evidence that perhaps 16% is worse than [...]
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Carbohydrate,
Cholesterol,
CVD,
Fat,
Research Update,
Triglycerides
January 16, 2012
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As a quick introduction to simplify some of the technical bits. Generally, Very Low Density Lipoproteins (VLDLs) are consider to be a less than ideal form of cholesterol to be floating around in the blood. LDL the 'bad' cholesterol is no longer thought of in such a simplistic way. It is a necessary part [...]
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Cholesterol,
Low Carbohdrate,
Research Update,
Saturated Fat,
Triglycerides