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>> "Ms P" > wrote
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>>> Your cardiologist probably took a one hour course on nutrition. Most
>>> current diet "wisdom" is based on 50s and 60s research.
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>> Nothing has changed about saturated fat. It's a killer, particularly for
>> sedentary people, and most of us are sedentary. Even eggs, which are very
>> high in cholesterol, are not in and of themselves bad for you, but the
>> cheese and bacon and butter we have with them that clogs arteries.
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>> Butter is *not* good for you. Doing without altogether and just using
>> monosaturated or polyunsaturated fats would be best. This leaves out the
>> whole topic of margarine.
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> A very recent study of low fat and low carb diets has proven otherwise.
> People on the low carb diets had lower cholesterol levels.
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Who was talking about low and high carb diets? I have done low carb for
years, and still can lose a pound a day if I need to on Atkins. Saturated
fat is STILL a killer.