"Dave LCHF" > wrote in message
. com...
> This group is your territory, so please excuse my presence. I have been
on
> the receiving end of vegan spamming, so it helped me rationalize posting
> here. There are many ex-vegans around, and I thought that my invitation
> might just be what someone needed. (We gained 7 new members this week.)
>
> There are those that believe low fat causes gallstones.
> link: http://http://www.westonaprice.org/a...allstones.html

Pseudoscience. This is rubbush and not a source of credible information.

"Saturated fats were a risk factor for gallstone formation and the
association appeared to be stronger for men than for women. ... In
particular, a high intake of saturated fats and refined sugars may increase
the risk of gallstone formation ... " -
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/69/1/120

> On atherosclerosis, if you do not eat cholesterol, the body makes its own,
> which is supposed to be worse. Also, the 150 year old theory that eating
> cholesterol leads to the cholesterol build up of atherosclerosis in
looking
> like an old wives tale.
> link: http://www.thincs.org/

Pseudoscience. This is rubbush and not a source of credible information.
Saturated fat intake raises cholesterol, so does directly consuming
cholesterol. Cholesterol that has been exposed to air, cooking or other
processing is bad news. http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2000/000404.htm

> How is your B12?

Fine.

> My point is that both sides cherry pick studies to show they are right.

There are no studies showing a low fat vegan diet causes atherosclerosis or
elevated risks of gallstones. There are for high fat diets. Use credible
primary literature, not articles written by ignorant and politically
motivated fools. Name one suitably qualified scientist of medicine or
nutrition who thinks high fat/cholesterol doesn't raise your risk of CVD.

You'll find a good number of vegan professors working in nutrition (I can
name a few), and I bet none doing Atkins nor anything like it. Go figure.

best regards,
John