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By: Cat Ebeling <\/em>
Co-author of the best-sellers:  The Fat Burning Kitchen<\/a>, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging<\/a> & The Diabetes Fix<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as I thought mainstream medical, the American Medical Association, and the American Heart Association were starting to actually \u2018get\u2019 the fact that saturated fats do not cause heart disease and diabetes, and that sugar, processed carbohydrates, and vegetable oils do, they did an about face and the AHA (June, 2017) came out with this information:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c<\/em>This American Heart Association presidential advisory on dietary fats and CVD   [Cardiovascular Disease]\u2026 concludes strongly that lowering intake of saturated fat and replacing it with unsaturated fats, especially polyunsaturated fats, will lower the incidence of CVD\u2026Because coconut oil increases LDL cholesterol, a cause of CVD [cardiovascular disease], and has no known offsetting favorable effects, we advise against the use of coconut oil\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what the AHA is saying is this:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. Saturated fats [all kinds] increase LDL cholesterol<\/li>
  2. An increase of LDL causes cardiovascular disease (CVD).<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Let\u2019s talk about both of these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    First, not all LDL cholesterol is \u2018bad\u2019, although we have been taught to believe that. In fact, LDL is made up of several different types of particles, not all of which are bad or tied to CVD. Increases in LDL that come from eating more saturated fats in the diet are associated with a healthier version of LDL, the larger, fluffy particles of LDL, which is generally what coconut oil increases. Additionally, LDL has important functions in the body, delivering nutrients to various types of cells, protecting the cell membranes, the building blocks for important hormones (namely, increasing testosterone in men<\/a>), and strengthening the immune system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Very Small Particle LDL is the harmful type. So, increasing LDL is only bad when it is directly tied to Very Small Particle LDL or VSLDL. But, of course, the AHA left that vital information out of their report. VSLDL is increased by eating high sugar, high starch diets often accompanied by high triglycerides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    More than 17 studies and analyses<\/a> have been unable<\/strong> to establish a clear link between saturated fats and CVD. And the American Heart Association cherry-picked their studies\u2013some of them as old as 50-60 years old to use for their latest report. Tell me, does that make ANY sense?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Well, do you know anything about the American Heart Association? This organization is a non-profit organization made up of cardiologists and other medical professionals. The American Heart Association (AHA) is an organization with a mission to \u201cbuild healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.\u201d In their 2011-2012 financial statement<\/a>, the AHA noted $521 million<\/em> in donations from non-government and non-membership sources and many well-known large drug companies, including those who make and market statins, contribute amounts<\/a> in the $1 million range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A quick look at some of their funding sources includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n