High carb diets are bad news for the blood vessels
Posted on 31 July 2009
Cardiovascular conditions such as heart disease and stroke are a major cause of disability and death. For years we
Published July 31, 2009 . Filed under: Healthy Eating, Low-Carbohydrate/Carbohydrate Restriction, Nutrients and Supplements, Unhealthy Eating!, Weight Loss
Another route to reducing triglycerides and improving vasular function is to INCREASE omega 3 intake and DECREASE (to about 4% of calories) omega 6 intake.
Association of serum n26 and n23 polyunsaturated fatty acids with
lipids in 3 populations of middle-aged men
It’s inevitable that if people are cutting back on calories from carbohydrate intake that they will make up for those lost calories by increasing fat consumption.
It would be a mistake to increase industrial vegetable oils such as corn, soybean, safflower and sunflower oil, or anything that contains them. This includes most processed foods, especially mayonnaise, grocery store salad dressings, and fried foods.
Olive oil and coconut oil are good alternatives as well as butter and some sources of locally rendered lard.
July 31, 2009 @ 12:25 pm
Something about the software garbled the above research title
It should have read
serum omega 6 and omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.
July 31, 2009 @ 5:08 pm
I wonder what are the implications of the recent study on high carbohydrate diets for long distance runners who are advised to eat carbohydrates to compensate for the energy loss?
July 31, 2009 @ 7:00 pm
I have been using beef dripping as fat in some foods. Would anyone be able to give me an indication if this is better than vegetable oils
August 1, 2009 @ 12:15 pm
Another interesting paper by Jeff Volek looks at the effect of low carbing on other less often measured cardiovascular risk factors
http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/3/1/19
IME Mark Sisson
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/
is an excellent source of information about athletic performance while low carbing, and on fats. My experience – without the excess carbs I turn saturated fats into HDL rather than LDL. How did you know I was just eating rump steak???
August 11, 2009 @ 11:36 pm
With all due respect, you’re cherry picking.
The weight of evidence is more the reverse. Just a few examples:
Phillips SA, Jurva JW, Syed AQ, et al. Benefit of low-fat over low-carbohydrate diet on endothelial health in obesity. Hypertension. 2008 Feb;51(2):376-82.
Shimabukuro M, Chinen I, Higa N, et al. Effects of
dietary composition on postprandial endothelial function and adiponectin concentrations in healthy humans: a crossover controlled study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Oct;86(4):923-8.
November 13, 2009 @ 2:25 am