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To: Win Smith who wrote (329)	1/3/2003 1:39:24 PM
From: mistermj	Respond to of 603

The parallels of the low-fat-is-good dogma and the causes of global warming are startling.Its not true science. >>Some of the best scientists disagreed with this low-fat logic, suggesting that good science was incompatible with such leaps of faith, but they were effectively ignored<< >>Nonetheless, once the N.I.H. signed off on the low-fat doctrine, societal forces took over<< >>''What right,'' Handler asked, ''has the federal government to propose that the American people conduct a vast nutritional experiment, with themselves as subjects, on the strength of so very little evidence that it will do them any good?''<<

To: Win Smith who wrote (329)	1/3/2003 4:38:57 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 603

It is probably most related to the kind of fat. All fat is not equal. There are definite chemical and solubility issues regarding fats. The lower the melting point (olive, fish, canola, and flax) fats probably don't clog (because they are liquids). I've worked 9 years in the cholesterol measuring business and the biggest source of cholesterol is YOUR LIVER!! The conversion of cholesterol from base oils by your liver is on going. My mom religiously cut her oils to 5% of diet. She was an exercise nut and a vegan for 30 years. She had cholesterol of over 300 before medication. That's just the cut of the draw. There was probably a survival aspect of cholesterol (maybe protection from frostbite?) or such a genetic anomaly never would have persisted.