Re: Cheese

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 22:20:56 +0300, "Juhana Harju"
<shantigiriorama@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jim Chinnis wrote:
: The problem is that disease and mortality are caused by a complex
: chain. Certain nutrients may have some documented "bad" effects (such
: as increased LDL) yet improve health and longevity on the whole.
:
: We don't know as much as you think we do when it comes to actual
: morbidity and mortality.

I understand you reasoning. As there are _numerous_ metabolic ways saturated
fats have been found to be harmful it is very likely that the overall effect
is also detrimental. In addition, there is the epidemiological evidence and
many feeding studies.

But see what Serge Renaud, the originator and one of the authors of
the Lyon Diet Heart Study, and D Lanzmann-Petithory write in the
abstract of the review article

Renaud S, Lanzmann-Petithory D.
Coronary heart disease: dietary links and pathogenesis.
Public Health Nutr. 2001 Apr;4(2B):459-74. Review.
PMID: 11683541 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=11683541>:

"For decades it has been postulated that the main environmental
factor for coronary heart disease (CHD) was the intake of
saturated fatty acids (SFA). Nevertheless, confirmation of the
role of SFA in CHD through intervention trials has been
disappointing. ..."


--
Matti Narkia
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