Health promotion through education http://NursePat./ en-us Webligo BlogHoster &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> <font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><em>(Information from &ldquo;Nourishing Traditions&rdquo; by nutrition researcher, Sally Fallon)</em><br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There is &ldquo;very little evidence to support the contention that a diet low in cholesterol and saturated fat actually reduces death from heart disease or in any way increases one&rsquo;s life span.&rdquo;&nbsp; Fallon sites flaws and misinformation about numerous research studies and fat consumption life styles.&nbsp; <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For instance:&nbsp; The famous Framingham Heart Study which began in 1948 compared about 6000 people at 5 year intervals.&nbsp; Besides finding no correlation between eating saturated fat and heart disease, &ldquo;After 40 years, the director of this study had to admit: &hellip;we found that the people who ate the most cholesterol, ate the most saturated fat, ate the most calories, weighed the least and were the most physically active.&rdquo; <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Elevated triglycerides are not from saturated fats. &ldquo;Elevated triglycerides in the blood have been positively linked to proneness to heart disease, but these triglycerides do not come directly from dietary fats; they are made in the liver from any excess sugars that have not been used for energy.<br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A few of the ways saturated fats play many important roles in the body chemistry:<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Constitute a least 50% of cell membranes, giving them necessary stiffness and integrity so they can function properly, are needed to utilize Omega-3 fatty acids which are another vital part of cell membranes<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Needed to effectively incorporate calcium into the skeletal structure<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lowers Lp(a), a substance in the blood that indicates proneness to heart disease<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Protects the liver from alcohol and other toxins<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Enhances the immune system<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Protects us against harmful microorganisms in the digestive tract<br /> &ldquo;The cause of heart disease is not animal fats and cholesterol but rather a number of factors inherent in modern diets&rdquo;.&nbsp; Some of these are vitamin and mineral deficiencies and consumption of trans fats and refined carbohydrates.<br /> </font> <p class="MsoNormal">Sponsored by EnterTo.com the first REAL <a href="http://mail.enterto.com/signup.html">spam free email</a><br /> <br />Click Below to discover and share content from anywhere on the web<br /> <script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script> http://NursePat.3steps.com/29076/