What are the Principal Causes of Death in CR Rodents?

[Guest guest]

I have just been reading the abstracts of Bruce's nine journal

articles related to coconut oil (or, more specifically, medium chain

fats, which includes coconut).

This has brought to mind an issue that had not occurred to me

previously. We all know that among the general (fat) population

about 50% die of heart disease and 25% from cancer. But we also know

that those on CR are less susceptible to these diseases.

Does the reduction in incidence of these diseases for those on CR

mean that CRONistas do not need to be so concerned about saturated

and hydrogenated fats? Do we know what the principal causes of death

are for mammals on CR? Are they different from the the causes of

death of non-CR animals? Should we, if we are on CR, perhaps be

concentrating on avoiding some other list of illnesses? Or do those

on CR die predominantly from the same illnesses as the rest of the

population, but at a greater age?

The reason I ask the question is because if, for example, CR

effectively eliminates the risk of heart disease, perhaps those doing

CR do not need to be as concerned about consuming saturated (and,

perhaps, hydrogenated) fats. If so, then the huge saturated fat

content of coconut oil would not seem so threatening.

Only one of Bruce's nine journal articles seemed to have relevance to

the fat/heart disease issue. It showed a considerable reduction in

triglyceride levels in those taking coconut-like oil supplements,

compared with those taking a similar quantity of canola oil.

Rodney.

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: " Rodney "

> ><snip>

> > It is difficult to find sources that are neither excessively

> > mainstream at one end of the spectrum, nor off the wall at the

> > other. Most, unfortunately, seem to be in one or other of those

two

> > categories.

>

>

>

> Here are a few links to data in the National Library of Medicines

database:

>

>

> Low fatty acid unsaturation: a mechanism for lowered

lipoperoxidative

> modification of tissue proteins in mammalian species with long life

spans.

> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?

cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uids=10843345 & dopt=Abstract

>

>

> Protective effects of medium-chain triglycerides on the liver and

gut in rats

> administered endotoxin.

> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?

cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uids=12560783 & dopt=Abstract

>

>

> Dietary medium-chain triacylglycerols suppress accumulation of body

fat in a

> double-blind, controlled trial in healthy men and women.

>

> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?

cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uids=11694608 & dopt=Abstract

>

>

> Medium-chain triglycerides increase energy expenditure and decrease

adiposity in

> overweight men.

> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?

cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uids=12634436 & dopt=Abstract

>

>

> Physiological effects of medium-chain triglycerides: potential

agents in the

> prevention of obesity.

> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?

cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uids=11880549 & dopt=Abstract

>

>

> Dietary medium-chain triacylglycerols suppress accumulation of body

fat in a

> double-blind, controlled trial in healthy men and women.

> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?

cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uids=11694608 & dopt=Abstract

>

>

> A cross-over study of the effect of a single oral feeding of medium

chain

> triglyceride oil vs. canola oil on post-ingestion plasma

triglyceride levels in

> healthy men.

>

> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?

cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uids=9988780 & dopt=Abstract

>

>

> In vitro killing of Candida albicans by fatty acids and

monoglycerides.

>

> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?

cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uids=11600381 & dopt=Abstract

>

>

> Clinical and metabolic effects of two lipid emulsions on the

parenteral

> nutrition of septic patients.

>

> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?

cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uids=11844644 & dopt=Abstract

>

>

>

> There links may also be of interest:

>

> The Oiling of America

> http://www.westonaprice.org/know_your_fats/oiling.html

>

> Coconut: In Support of Good Health in the 21st Century

> http://www.apcc.org.sg/special.htm

>

> Good reading,

> Bruce : -)