Saturated Animal Fats Cause Heart Disease and Cancer.

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Saturated Animal Fats Cause Heart Disease and Cancer.

This myth is so widespread and often repeated that it is believed my most people without question. However, a quick review of the health and diet of people in 1900 easily shows they ate a very high level of saturated fat from meat, butter and lard but had virtually no heart disease or cancer. Proponents will site a study which shows an increase in saturated fat in the diet will raise the blood cholesterol level, a claimed precursor to heart disease. Other studies claim saturated fats increase the risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women. These studies always include a large portion of carbohydrates which are never blamed. They will site studies which show some country that eats a higher amount of saturated fat than another country and has a greater incidence of some form of cancer while ignoring a vast amount of other differences between the two countries. These are big fat lies backed by slick schemes to distort the truth. They call a study of France a "paradox" because the people of France ate a diet very high in saturated fat but had a heart disease rate only one third that of the United States. The French people have a much lower intake of carbohydrates and a higher intake of saturated fats which are the true reasons for their superior health.
Proof Saturated Fats Are Healthy - News You Can Use.
Feeding the Irrational Fear of Cholesterol.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Framingham Study has been ongoing since 1948. According to NHLBI Director Dr. Claude Lenfant, “This study suggests that obesity is an important risk factor for heart failure in both women and men." The study found a small correlation between heart disease and elevated LDL cholesterol and total cholesterol; however, these are dependent variables because high cholesterol is associated with obesity. The Framingham study also found that those who ate the most saturated fat, the most calories and the most cholesterol were the most active physically. They also weighed the least and had the lowest levels of serum cholesterol. The people who ate the most saturated fat were the most healthy and had the lowest risk of heart disease.
What Causes Heart Disease?
LDL cholesterol lowering is not supported by changes in calcified plaque progression.
NHLBI Framingham Heart Study.
NHLBI’s Framingham Heart Study Finds Strong Link Between
Overweight/Obesity And Risk For Heart Failure.

There are two major reasons people lie about saturated fat.

Vegetarians don't want other people to kill animals and eat the fatty meat.

The edible oil industry wants people to buy more of their vegetable oil products.

Vegetarianism is a religion which is falsely disguised as a healthy way of eating. True vegetarianism is the worship of animals. These people place animals on the same value level as human beings and sometimes above that of the human race. The result of their spreading myths, distortions and lies about healthy eating has lead to a dramatic surge in obesity, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, heart disease and cancer that are not found in low-carbohydrate, high-fat, meat-eating societies. The low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet of the last 40 years has caused the early deaths of millions of people and untold suffering, both of which continue unabated to this day.

Learn the truth about the terribly unhealthy vegetarian diet at:

The Myths of Vegetarianism by Dr. Stephen Byrnes, ND, RNCP.
The Naive Vegetarian.
Vegan vs High-Protein Diet Debate.
Why I Am Not a Vegetarian by Dr. William T. Jarvis.
Vegetarians develop high cholesterol and can't correct it.
Beyond Vegetarianism - Raw Food, Vegan, Fruitarian and Paleo Diets.
Animal Rights Terrorists Strike Again?

The edible oil industry produces Omega-6 polyunsaturated vegetable, seed and grain oils such as corn oil, soybean oil, Canola oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, and cottonseed oil. These oils are highly suspect as one of the leading causes of heart disease and cancer, both of which increased in concert with increases of Omega-6 fatty acids in the diet. Omega-6 fatty acids are pro-inflammatory and proven to cause or contribute to a long list of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease and many others.
Postmenopausal breast cancer is associated with high intakes of omega-6 fatty acids (Sweden).

The edible oil industry also produces hydrogenated forms of these oils which make them more saturated. These hydrogenated oil are known by their opponents as the "deadly trans fats."
Secrets of the Edible Oil Industry Part 1 and Part 2.


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Natural saturated fats don't cause heart disease
and never did. It has all been a big fat lie.


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Twisting a study to produce a lie is very easy. These fraudulent studies are based on a high-carbohydrate diet as the base and increase the saturated fat as the variable. The results will always show an increase in the triglycerides and LDL cholesterol. They blame the saturated fat when the real cause is the excessive amount of carbohydrates in the diet. Saturated fat in a low-carbohydrate diet improves cholesterol ratios. Triglycerides are lowered while the good HDL cholesterol is increased.

Saturated fat in the diet is necessary for healthy body cells. Saturated fat produces strong cell walls that would otherwise be soft and floppy. The saturated fat resists penetration of the cell by invaders and resists oxidation and attack by free radical molecules, ions and elements. "Unsaturated FFAs stimulated the proliferation of human MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells, whereas saturated FFAs inhibited it and caused apoptosis (process limiting growth of tumors)."
Saturated fatty acids induced apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells.

Atkins Nutritionals - Big Fat Lies

"Saturated fat has gotten a bum rap. The real enemy of your health is trans fat, which lurks in many processed foods. Many people mistakenly think all fats are nutritional villains responsible for everything from coronary artery disease to obesity. To the contrary, many health problems may actually be caused by deficiencies of certain fats—even the much maligned saturated fats. Fats serve an array of important functions, including cushioning our organs against shock and insulating vital tissues against cold. They also influence body temperature regulation, pain sensitivity, appetite control and cognitive performance."

"Saturated fats, found in large proportions in meat, butter and other animal products, as well as in such tropical vegetable oils as palm and coconut, are usually solid at room temperature. Numerous studies show that these fats play many beneficial roles in our bodies, such as enhancing the immune system, protecting the liver and helping build healthy bones."

What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie? by Gary Taubes in NY Times Magazine.

The Truth About Saturated Fat by Mary G. Enig, Ph.D. and Sally Fallon.

Know Your Fats by Dr. Mary G. Enig.
The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils and Cholesterol.

Are Saturated Fats Really Dangerous For You?

"Although it is commonly believed that saturated fats and dietary cholesterol "clog arteries" and cause heart disease, such ideas have been shown to be false by such scientists as Linus Pauling, Russell Smith, George Mann, John Yudkin, Abram Hoffer, Mary Enig, Uffe Ravnskov and other prominent researchers (49). On the contrary, studies have shown that arterial plaque is primarily composed of unsaturated fats, particularly polyunsaturated ones, and not the saturated fat of animals, palm or coconut (50)."

Weston A. Price, DDS, traveled worldwide in the 1930's to investigate the health of primitive peoples who could not obtain foods of the western world. He and his wife found that all of these primitive groups ate a diet very high in fat. Some ate primarily animal meat and fat while others ate primarily seafood. Their diets did not make a difference in their health. They were all extremely healthy, strong, robust and had almost no dental cavities. They all had a broad dental arch (jaw shapes) and the women had very easy childbirths because of the broad pelvic structure. Children of these people who moved to a modern society area developed crowded teeth with many cavities, and the women suffered difficulties in childbirth similar to our present western society. The "civilized" Indians of northern Canada also suffered greatly from tuberculosis and were sent back to live with the primitives where they were cured of their disease by the primitive diet which was nearly 100% meat with the fat.

A recent TV documentary was produced in the country of Georgia, formerly part of the Soviet Union, by a Professor from the University of Colorado in Boulder. The Georgian people who were visited live on the high Caucasus mountain slopes at about 8,000 feet elevation on small farm plots surrounded by high peaks. The terrain was similar to that of people living on small farmers high in the Swiss Alps as reported by Dr. Weston A. Price. Their diet is identical to that of the Swiss people. Reaching the area was very difficult, even using a four-wheel drive Jeep. The amazing characteristic of these people is their longevity, where members living 100 years of age are common. The people raise farm animals and grow hay, vegetables and some grain. They had no fruit because of the high elevation, and they had no imports because of their remote location. The animals were protected from the harsh winters on the ground floor of the house which served as a barn. The people lived on the second and third floors. The commentator said they ate meat, butter and high-fat yogurt with every meal. The commentator described it as "very un-Boulder" in reference to the liberal college community of Boulder, Colorado, where a low-fat, vegetarian diet philosophy is rampant. They made good use of the farm animal products. They ate lots of meat, saturated fats, butter and lard. The remaining food was a small amount of bread made from whole grain and a few seasonal vegetables. They did not import high-carbohydrate foods such as sugar, honey, white flour, orange juice, or fruit. They did not have Omega-6 vegetable oils, trans-fats or hydrogenated oil. They are lucky people. Their food supply is a perfect example of the Atkins' low-carbohydrate diet. The long-term health benefits of the low-carbohydrate diet are clearly demonstrated by the these mountain people of Georgia. A study of Georgian people found the people who ate the most meat and fat lived the longest. The Long-Living of Soviet Georgia by G.Z. Pitskhelauri.

Frenchwomen have the low rate of heart disease in the Western world. They eat high levels of butter, cheese and animal fats. France is reported to have 265 brands of cheese typically containing 45% to 50% saturated fats. They are more healthy because of their high level of saturated fat and low level of sugar and refined carbohydrates in the diet. This high level of saturated fat with a low heart disease rate has become known as the "French paradox" by the confused low-fat dietitians. Unfortunately, the French are turning away from their natural foods to manufactured high-carbohydrate foods.

The peoples of ******** are another paradox. They have a very low level of heart disease and diabetes but consume exceedingly high levels of saturated fat in coconut oil and pork lard.

The Grecian "Mediterranean Diet" has been touted as healthy because of the consumption of olive oil and fish. Indeed, olive oil and fish are healthy foods, but the people of Greece have a high consumption of saturated fat in feta cheese, butter, lard and poultry fats. Those who claim the "Mediterranean Diet" is low in saturated fats are liars.

The "Okinawa Diet" has been falsely presented in books claiming the seafood, fruits and vegetables gave the people their extra longevity as the "longest-lived people." The fact that the Okinawians consume a lot of pork, lard and saturated fat from coconut oil is hidden and distorted.

The people of Sweden have a high level of heart disease which is erroneously blamed on dairy products, especially butter. The real reason for their heart disease rate is obvious - sugar. They consume a very high level of sugar in the form of sugar laden desserts.

Don't believe the myths, distortions and lies propagated against saturated fat. Saturated fats actually heal the body and are highly resistant to oxidation and attack from free radicals. Saturated fats help prevent diabetes, heart disease, cancer and bowel diseases.

People buy lean cuts of meat and avoid the fatty cuts like ribeye steaks only because they are brainwashed into thinking fat is unhealthy. It is intuitively obvious and proven from the study of primitive tribes that humans and carnivorous animals prefer and eat the meat with the most fat. Ribeye steaks are delicious, but lean round steak requires a high fat dressing to make it palatable. Most dressings contain unhealthy Omega-6 fatty acids as described in Myth No. 10 below rather than healthy animal fats.