Stacking the decks

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HI All,

Interesting papers showing how it is possible to obtain results that you pay

for:

Effect of Dietary Fat Saturation on LDL Oxidation and Monocyte Adhesion to Human

Endothelial Cells In Vitro

http://atvb.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/16/11/1347

Conclusions:

" LDL induction of monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells was lower during the

MUFA-rich diet than the other periods. The

highest monocyte adhesion was obtained during the PUFA(n-3) and SFA dietary

periods. In conclusion, an MUFA-rich diet

benefits plasma lipid levels compared with an SFA-rich diet. Furthermore, this

diet results in an increased resistance

of LDL to oxidation and a lower rate of monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells

than the other dietary fats examined. "

First look at the diets:

http://atvb.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/16/11/1347/T1

Notice the low 18:2 intake (9 % of fat intake) for the SFA diet.

Now look at the 18:2 fatty acid level in the LDL CE (Cholesterol Esters - fatty

acids hooked to cholesterol):

http://atvb.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/16/11/1347/T2

Notice the 18:2 is 52.5 % of the fatty acids in the LDL CE, yet it is very low

(~ 9 %) in the diet.

Strange? Confused where the extra 18:2 came from?

No not really as they probably filled the subjects fat stores with 18:2 before

the tests. You see most folks don't

consider the type of fat being released from the fat stores as being in the

diet, but bet your bottom dollar it is!

Interesting they did the SFA test first, then MUFA so fat stores of 18:2 would

have been at the peak during the SFA and

lower in the MUFA trial. Have a look at the 18:2 LDL CE data and you see that

is what happened.

Then they pumped up the 18:2 fat stores again during the PUFA-6 and it carried

over to the PUFA-3 diet to make the

PUFA-3 look bad. It worked!

It really burns me up that there is such crap science being done. I'm sure the

Spanish did feel they were protecting

their Olive Oil exports but that does not give them the right to conduct such

biased and misleading so called research.

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Good Health & Long Life,

Greg , http://optimalhealth.cia.com.au gowatson@...

USDA database (food breakdown) http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/

PubMed (research papers) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi

DWIDP (nutrient analysis) http://www.walford.com/dwdemo/dw2b63demo.exe

Patch file for above http://www.walford.com/download/dwidp67u.exe

KIM (omega analysis) http://ods.od.nih.gov/eicosanoids/KIM_Install.exe