Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Are Saturated Fats the Cause of Heart Disease?

   People suffering from type 2 diabetes are constantly being told by their doctors and dietary nutritionists alike that saturated fats are the cause of heart disease. Doctors tell them to stay away from anything containing this ingredient. They are being told this because they have a greater chance of suffering from heart disease. The truth is, those type of fats are NOT the cause of cardiovascular disease. There are some facts to prove that it's not the saturated fats that's causing this killer disease, but it's the packaged, processed, sugar, and refined foods that everyone is consuming that is really causing an alarmingly high percentage rate of heart disease in our country currently.

   The fact of the matter is before 1920 incidents of cardiovascular disease was extremely low and, it was not until about 1950 did we see this increased rate in cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease kills 40% of the population. And it's probably a lot higher than that as I write this. The question becomes, "What happened between 1920 and 1950 that caused such an increase in heart disease?" Now, if the truth is that saturated fat is what's causing heart disease, we would assume that people now eat more saturated fat than during that time period. Correct?


I would like to share some interesting facts with you that come from Sally Fallon's book, Nourishing Traditions. She writes, "During the sixty year period from 1910 to 1970 the proportion of traditional animal fat in the American diet declined from 83% to 62%." You mean to tell me that the consumption of saturated fat decreased? "And butter consumption plummeted from 18 pounds per person each year to four pounds per person each year." So were people actually eating a significantly less amount of butter during that time? "During the past eighty years the consumption of dietary cholesterol intake has increased by only 1%." Question...if this is true and people are actually eating less saturated fat, eating less butter, and they're not eating very much more cholesterol, how could that be the cause of this increase in heart disease?
Well, Sally Fallon basically answers that question in her book. "During the same period the average intake of dietary vegetable oils in the form of margarine, shortening, and refined oils increased by 400%." That is astounding! Once we started eating these refined oils, the incidence of heart disease drastically increased. She also says, "The consumption of sugar and processed foods increased by 60%." And this is not even all of the research.

   People are eating way too many processed, fake foods, loads of processed carbohydrates, tons of sugar, and since I decreased these foods from my own diet, I have become much healthier. So taken these fats into account... It's not the saturated fat, It's not the healthy, organic raw butter that you can cook with that's causing heart disease. It's also not the unrefined, organic coconut oil, or the natural grass fed beef. These things are fine. And it's also not the egg yolks causing high cholesterol. It's all these PROCESSED foods, such as cakes, cookies, loads of pasta, and tons of bread that's causing the incidence of disease. Please note that based on these facts, saturated fats are not the cause of heart disease. Take back your health today since you now know the truth!
The Truth about Saturated Fats
Article Source: EzineArticles

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