Summary: The simplified view of cholesterol as "good" (HDL) or "bad" (LDL) has contributed to the continuing heart disease epidemic Not all LDL cholesterol is created equal. Only small, dense LDL particles are associated with heart disease, whereas large, buoyant LDL are either benign or may protect against heart disease. Replacing saturated fats with carbohydrates - which has been recommended by the American Heart Association for decades - reduces HDL and increases small, dense LDL, both of which ...
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For more than five decades we've been brainwashed to believe that saturated fat causes heart disease. It's such a deeply ingrained belief that few people even question it. It's just part of our culture now. Almost every day one of my patients in the clinic tells me proudly that they have a "healthy" diet because they don't eat butter, cheese or red meat or any other foods high in saturated fat (nevermind that ...
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