Serum Cholesterol Can Be Increased By Noncholesterol Factors
Drs. Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman point out in their book Type A: Behavior and Your Heart that dietary cholesterol is not the controlling factor for blood cholesterol. They checked the blood-cholesterol level of a group of accountants over a six-month period, from January to June. When the April 15 tax deadline approached and their subjects' sense of time urgency (personality type A behavior) intensified, their blood cholesterol levels rose sharply as well. There were no basic changes in their diets or weights.
Serum Cholesterol Levels Can Be Lowered While on High-Cholesterol Diets:
In Washington, D.C., a Howard University School of Medicine group headed by Drs. H. Wing and A. D. Fletcher reported4hat exercise lowers serum cholesterol and athero-genesis hi cholesterol-fed cockerels (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. In the case of humans, the Irish-Boston Heart Study showed the same relationship. Later, we look at vitamins and minerals, such as vitamins B6, C, E, and the mineral magnesium, among other nutrients that lower blood cholesterol.
Dr. Robert C. Atkins pointed out in his book Dr. Atkins" Diet Revolution that "Not long ago, the big villain here [hi coronary heart disease] was thought to be cholesterol. But, it now appears that the correlation with heart attacks may be even higher with elevated tri-triglycerides [fatty materials hi the blood] than with high cholesterol levels." Dr. Atkins recommended low-carbohydrate diets high in protein, fats, and cholesterol. In his book he cited several examples of patients having significant reduction in blood-cholesterol levels while on his diet.
Dietary Cholesterol Does Not Produce Heart Disease:
Guinea pigs with normal serum-cholesterol levels develop arteriosclerosis when they are made deficient in vitamin C. Dietary cholesterol and other fats in their diet do not play a role. The formation of the fatty deposits on the inside of arteries can be reversed by restoring vitamin C to their diet. The 'arteries can be made to lose their "hardness" within three days, according to an article in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The deposits continue to disappear until finally eliminated as long as excess vitamin C is given. Baboons have also developed atherosclerosis and coronary disease on diets low in cholesterol.
The American Heart Association's Stand:
The greatest proponent of reducing dietary cholesterol is the American Heart Association (AHA). Recently, they slightly modified their position. Their new stance is improved, but they should also modify their public-service advertisements to reduce cholesterol phobia and the poor nutrition resulting from the public's trend toward fanaticism in its avoidance of cholesterol. The AHA's medical director, Dr. Campbell Moses, admits to the confusion and misunderstanding about the role of dietary fat and cholesterol in title development of atherosclerosis.
"Data from many sources indicate that lowering the cholesterol level will lower the recurrence rate of heart attack. There is as yet no absolute proof that a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet followed from early adult life will reduce the primary occurrence of heart attack in Americans."
Serum Cholesterol Levels Can Be Lowered While on High-Cholesterol Diets:
In Washington, D.C., a Howard University School of Medicine group headed by Drs. H. Wing and A. D. Fletcher reported4hat exercise lowers serum cholesterol and athero-genesis hi cholesterol-fed cockerels (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. In the case of humans, the Irish-Boston Heart Study showed the same relationship. Later, we look at vitamins and minerals, such as vitamins B6, C, E, and the mineral magnesium, among other nutrients that lower blood cholesterol.
Dr. Robert C. Atkins pointed out in his book Dr. Atkins" Diet Revolution that "Not long ago, the big villain here [hi coronary heart disease] was thought to be cholesterol. But, it now appears that the correlation with heart attacks may be even higher with elevated tri-triglycerides [fatty materials hi the blood] than with high cholesterol levels." Dr. Atkins recommended low-carbohydrate diets high in protein, fats, and cholesterol. In his book he cited several examples of patients having significant reduction in blood-cholesterol levels while on his diet.
Dietary Cholesterol Does Not Produce Heart Disease:
Guinea pigs with normal serum-cholesterol levels develop arteriosclerosis when they are made deficient in vitamin C. Dietary cholesterol and other fats in their diet do not play a role. The formation of the fatty deposits on the inside of arteries can be reversed by restoring vitamin C to their diet. The 'arteries can be made to lose their "hardness" within three days, according to an article in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The deposits continue to disappear until finally eliminated as long as excess vitamin C is given. Baboons have also developed atherosclerosis and coronary disease on diets low in cholesterol.
The American Heart Association's Stand:
The greatest proponent of reducing dietary cholesterol is the American Heart Association (AHA). Recently, they slightly modified their position. Their new stance is improved, but they should also modify their public-service advertisements to reduce cholesterol phobia and the poor nutrition resulting from the public's trend toward fanaticism in its avoidance of cholesterol. The AHA's medical director, Dr. Campbell Moses, admits to the confusion and misunderstanding about the role of dietary fat and cholesterol in title development of atherosclerosis.
"Data from many sources indicate that lowering the cholesterol level will lower the recurrence rate of heart attack. There is as yet no absolute proof that a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet followed from early adult life will reduce the primary occurrence of heart attack in Americans."
