Post by beebs on Sept 29, 2012 17:36:22 GMT -5
The cholesterol scam. Big Pharma
and colluding doctors continue to
reinforce false non scientific theory
about cholesterol.
Recent studies being published in mainstream
cardio journals, show higher mortality rates from
sudden cardiac deaths and cardiac diseases
from patients with low cholesterol. This took more
than 30 years to be acknowledged. Cholesterol is protective,
and should be above the "normal' reference range. See previous
post.
If you feel your cholesterol is "high" check out
Apple pectin - safer than statins!!
J Physiol Biochem. 1998 Jun;54(2):99-104.
Effects of orange and apple pectin on cholesterol concentration in serum, liver and faeces.
González M, Rivas C, Caride B, Lamas MA, Taboada MC.
Source
Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Abstract
To investigate the effects of pectin on cholesterol metabolism, normal rats were fed for three weeks a diet containing 2.5 or 5 % apple or orange pectin, or without pectin (control). Cholesterol concentrations were determined in faeces after 1, 2 and 3 weeks of treatment, and in liver and serum at the end of the experimental trials. Cholesterol concentration in faeces showed a significant increase by week 3 in rats fed 5 % orange or apple pectin. Hepatic cholesterol concentration declined significantly in all pectin-fed groups. Serum cholesterol only declined significantly in apple-fed groups. The decrease of cholesterol levels in liver and serum, and its increase in faeces could explain the beneficial effect of including these fibers in the diet to prevent some nowadays very frequent diseases.www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9858130