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Research Challenges Long-Held Beliefs in Calcium, Fat

From Blue Ridge Now. Like we WAPF readers didn't already know this!

"A recent review in the British journal BMJ (Aug. 7) has challenged the general assumption that calcium supplements are safe. The investigators analyzed 11 well-controlled studies involving more than 12,000 subjects. They found that people assigned to take calcium were nearly 30 percent more likely to have a heart attack than those taking placebo pills. Although the absolute increase is not great, so many people take calcium tablets that the overall number of excess heart attacks could be quite high."

So much for calcium and osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a HORMONE deficiency and not a calcium deficiency, and swallowing all the calcium pills in the world (especially after menopause) isn't going to change that. After menopause, it's recommended to get your calcium from food sources rather than pills, because of digestibility issues--as we age, we produce less stomach acid, and digestion gets more difficult. If for some reason you can't eat the calcium-rich foods due to allergies, diabetes, etc., then add PANCREATIN (digestive aid) to your pill regimen.

"Another recent study casts doubt on the superiority of the “prudent diet” for preventing heart disease (Annals of Internal Medicine, Aug 3). For decades, Americans have been urged to eat less fat, especially saturated fat, in an effort to control weight and reduce the risk of heart disease. But a new study compared the effects of an Atkins-style, low-carb diet with a low-calorie, low-fat diet in 300 volunteers for two years.

Both groups lost about the same amount of weight, about 15 pounds at the end of the study. The real surprise was that the low-carb (higher fat) diet produced greater improvement in key cardiovascular risk factors, particularly good HDL cholesterol and blood pressure."

This does not surprise me, because carbs = sugar when broken down. The more sugar you have in your system, the more likely you're going to develop a sugar-induced problem, such as heart ailments, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, etc. Looking at this, we should all be cutting down (drastically) our sugar intake rather than resorting to statins to make up for our sins. The only sugars that should pass our lips is the kind nature created: fruits and vegetables. Grains are unnecessary and should be left for the birds. Grain-fed meat should be left for those who can't afford grass-fed meat, but then if ALL meat (excluding birds--they don't eat grass) were grass-fed, it would be cheaper for everyone.

Posted by Cute at 9:20 PM

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