Why butter and eggs won't kill us after all: Flawed science triggers U-turn on cholesterol fea

[donnay]

The Holistic practitioners have been saying this for years!

Why butter and eggs won't kill us after all: Flawed science triggers U-turn on cholesterol fears

By Chris Brooke
25 May 2015

For decades they have been blacklisted as foods to avoid, the cause of deadly thickening of the arteries, heart disease and strokes.

But the science which warned us off eating eggs – along with other high-cholesterol foods such as butter, shellfish, bacon and liver – could have been flawed, a key report in the US has found.

Foods high in cholesterol have been branded a danger to human health since the 1970s – a warning that has long divided the medical establishment.

A growing number of experts have been arguing there is no link between high cholesterol in food and dangerous levels of the fatty substance in the blood.

Now, in a move signalling a dramatic change of stance on the issue, the US government is to accept advice to drop cholesterol from its list of 'nutrients of concern'.

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[presence]

I've eaten 3 fried eggs every morning for close to 2 decades now. I'm fine.

Ron said "avoid the whites" I agree.

[donnay]

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[The Northbreather]

A lot of the Paleo nutritionists say this as well. Eggs have cholesterol, but don't raise levels in your body.

[Origanalist]

Does this mean I have to start eating margarine and white bread to maintain my contrarian status?

[donnay]

A lot of the Paleo nutritionists say this as well. Eggs have cholesterol, but don't raise levels in your body.

Even if the levels are raised it not something to freak out about, as doctors have made people do. You need cholesterol--your brain needs it and your arteries need it to keep from getting brittle. Also Vitamin D is synthesized from cholesterol.

[Origanalist]

Even if the levels are raised it not something to freak out about, as doctors have made people do. You need cholesterol--your brain needs it and your arteries need it to keep from getting brittle. Also Vitamin D is synthesized from cholesterol.

I remember giving blood at 18 and being told my cholesterol was too high, pfffft. My older brother took the statins for a few years, I told him he was nuts. He finally quit taking them.

[heavenlyboy34]

I've been eating fried eggs and all sorts of foods the cholesterol nazis have always fear-mongered about for more than half my life. I'm healthier than evarrr.

[donnay]

I remember giving blood at 18 and being told my cholesterol was too high, pfffft. My older brother took the statins for a few years, I told him he was nuts. He finally quit taking them.

It's good to hear he quit taking them. Statins started my father on a downward spiral of health issues and he never recovered.

[tod evans]

Does this mean I have to start eating margarine and white bread to maintain my contrarian status?

Yuk!

[phill4paul]

Does this mean I have to start eating margarine and white bread to maintain my contrarian status?

In that instance I'm sure you would choose conformity which would be contrarian to your demeanor so.........still contrarian.

[specsaregood]

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[tod evans]

And lets not forget that testosterone is made almost entirely from cholesterol.

[Origanalist]

Quit hijacking tods account Danke.

[Origanalist]

In that instance I'm sure you would choose conformity which would be contrarian to your demeanor so.........still contrarian.

Whew. I was just going to make breakfast.

[Occam's Banana]

My older brother took the statins for a few years, I told him he was nuts. He finally quit taking them.

Well, don't just leave us hanging like that! Is he still nuts ...?

[Origanalist]

Well, don't just leave us hanging like that! Is he still nuts ...?

He lives in Seattle........

[Occam's Banana]

He lives in Seattle........

Ah. Still nuts, then ...

[donnay]

The oxidized cholesterol in processed foods, rancid oils, trans fats and refined sugars should be avoided like the plague because they can definitely play a negative role in heart health issues down the road.

[Suzanimal]

Y'all are killing me...I've already had breakfast but I'm going to go make some eggs now.

[Suzanimal]

Enjoying second breakfast. Fried eggs, grits, and sausage.

[heavenlyboy34]

Enjoying second breakfast. Fried eggs, grits, and sausage.

Grits is more a treat than a staple to me. Still pretty good once in a blue moon, though. IDK where to get grits in this city. They're easy to find in Kentucky.

[Brian4Liberty]

But the science which warned us off eating eggs – along with other high-cholesterol foods such as butter, shellfish, bacon and liver – could have been flawed, a key report in the US has found.

Not to rain on the parade, but as tasty as bacon is, it's not the fat or cholesterol that is the problem. It's the preservatives, chemicals and dyes that go into most bacon...

[donnay]

Not to rain on the parade, but as tasty as bacon is, it's not the fat or cholesterol that is the problem. It's the preservatives, chemicals and dyes that go into most bacon...

Yes, agreed. If you are going to eat bacon buy it uncured with no nitrates/nitrites added.

[jllundqu]

"avoid the whites"

Racist.

Reported. lol

[VegasPatriot]

Statin Scam: People with Higher Cholesterol Live Longer than People with Low Cholesterol

The Cholesterol Racket

Statin Nation: The Great Cholesterol Cover-Up

Cholesterol scam: Disinformation slowly unraveling among health professionals

Dr. Peter Glidden - Cholesterol, A Necessary Component of Human Biology

The truth about Cholesterol by Dr. Joel Wallach

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to donnay again.

I've been following the advice from Dr Wallach and Dr Glidden for about a year now with tremendous results.

[jllundqu]

I love fried eggs, but alas my breakfast today and most days is Strawberry/Spinach/Kale/Fat Free Milk/Protein/Peanut Butter/Smoothie...

Everything in moderation, says I... got my boyish figure to maintain after all!

[Suzanimal]

Grits is more a treat than a staple to me. Still pretty good once in a blue moon, though. IDK where to get grits in this city. They're easy to find in Kentucky.

They are for me too. We keep 'em around because my mom needs her grits.

You can buy them at the grocery store and cook them.

[donnay]

The way Yankee's view grits:

[Suzanimal]

The way Yankee's view grits:

This is the best way to eat grits. You mix up your sausage and fried eggs (over easy, ya want plenty of runny yolk) in the grits and make breakfast slop.