Should have started this topic a while ago.
Here’s his latest video about LMHR and cardiovascular plaque.
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This debate (about Keto and low carb diets) is an interesting one. I think he has the authors of the paper bang to rights on the way they downplayed important results.
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Statins/PCSK9i: regress plaque in many studies
LMHR: increase plaque but not by quite as much as being diabetic
I consider the debate done. If you wanna eat your red meat, get on medication instead of faking study results to challenge the medical consensus like some kind of uberKaren.
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Beth
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Am I just too simplistic in my view that any sort of “extreme” diet is inherently stupid? I feel like this “debate” was settled ages ago, and only seems to be promoted by extremists. I hope the academic community will push the journal to retract this study, or at least add an expression of concern.
Humans are extremely capable of handling carbohydrates, as well as fats and proteins, and we can handle them whether they come from animals or plants. We are pretty amazing omnivores. We have enzymes and multiple metabolic pathways to process complex and simple dietary carbohydrates (again, whether glycogen, fructose or starches). And we have fantastic mechanisms for storing excess energy intake and saving it for a rainy day. Ketogenesis is there as a backup of sorts, for times when demand outstrips supply, or times like after injury.
The idea of just eating nothing but red meat seems completely insane to me. And to be honest, eating nothing but leaves also seems kinda insane. IMO, a “good” diet is one that is balanced, consuming lots of different types of food, from lots of different sources - including leaves, beans, nuts, seeds, oils, red meat, fish, poultry, and yes, bread pasta, milk, butter etc - all consumed in reasonable quantities. Going “all in” on only one of those things doesn’t make sense to me. And if that thing raises your LDL-C to 270mg/dl, that’s a screaming warning sign that should be obvious to anybody who has been paying attention. However, I feel that the audience for this sort of thing are the people who keep burying their heads in the sand, are maybe stubbornly stuck to an ideology, or they just like to feel smart by trying to oppose the establishment message.
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I had a stress test, the kind where you see your beating heart on a screen. After 25 years on a low carb diet, my scan showed that I had ZERO plaque in my heart and arteries. The cardiologist was amazed. I asked what this meant for my risk of a heart attack or stroke, and he said, “it is Zero.” (My diet is basically no sugar, high natural fat, and no vegetable oils.)
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Beth
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Great news for you and I hope it’s accurate!
I had a nuclear stress test 4 years ago and had not heard they could see all the hard and soft plaque. I do question if that’s true, but I’m sure someone who knows more will chime in.
I hope to be wrong because they were not worried about me after my test. They did see some of my plaque, but I also have a lot.
That’s awesome, and it’s reassuring to have a happy cardiologist! However, unless you have an identical twin who had an identical lifestyle but ate a different diet, it’s impossible to say that your diet is responsible for that great result. Some people build plaque like crazy and die of MI at 50 with LDL-C of 100mg/dl. Others seem to accumulate very little plaque with LDL-C of 250mg/dl. However, that is on an individual basis. For the population, the overwhelming probability is that a person with LDL-C of 250 builds faster than the person with LDL-C of 100.
Either way, if your diet works for you and you’re in good health, nothing wrong in continuing it IMO.
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