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Old 08-08-2003, 07:14 AM   #19
Kevin Wilbanks
Location: Seattle/Southern Wisconsin
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I did not say that diet has no effect. There is no logical connection whatsoever between this generalization and what I said. I certainly don't understand the details of digestion on the level of those studies, but barring new information, I think I've got the gist: in humans eating cholesterol seems to have no net effect on blood cholesterol, whereas saturated fat does, insofar as it stimulates the liver to do so. Hence, susceptible individuals should limit their sat fat intake - but there is no such restriction on dietary cholesterol. I really don't think an athletic, healthy person needs to worry too much about eating cholesterol or saturated fat. Trans-fats, on the other hand, are a different issue. It appears that we shouldn't be eating these at all, yet for years doctors told us it was a healthful alternative to butter and animal fat, and a large portion of processed foods are still loaded with it.
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