Category Archives: Heart Disease
Saturated Fat is Not Harmful BUT…
We still hear it, and depending on whether or not you’ve read this blog or Eat Meat And Stop Jogging, you might even still be saying it: “But too much saturated fat raises cholesterol, and high cholesterol raises your risk of heart disease.” Does it? Since North Americans started reducing their saturated fat intake (approx…
Pass the Meat & Dairy Fat
I’m going to show you a chart, and you tell me if you can identify any trends. While analyzing the numbers (and the years), keep in mind that obesity has increased steadily from the early 70’s to present day: Do you see it? There are actually several conclusions you can draw, with my favorite being…
The Problem With Red Meat Research
The speculation that red meat consumption increases disease risk has been around for as long as most of us can remember. Largely because of the misconceptions surrounding saturated fat, cholesterol, and heart disease, but also because of power-trippin vegans and click-desperate media outlets blowing up the interweb with tax-wasting epidemiological evidence. Any of the eye-catching…
Discretely Obese (Skinny Fat)
Today, excessive belly-fat seems to be more common than a flat stomach. Although many may be looking good with their clothes on, very few are looking attractive in their bathing or birthday suits. Skinny-fat (aka MONW - metabolically obese normal weight) is a direct consequence of the flawed advice being fed to North Americans over…
Blame Margarine NOT Animal Fat
Aside from incorrectly grouping trans-fats and saturated fats in the same category, there’s an unfair assumption that the natural trans-fatty acids in animal foods are the same as those produced from the hydrogenation of vegetable oils. Also known as margarine or shortening - the stuff we were all told to eat (and some still eat)…
The Deal With Dairy
You’ve probably heard the success stories of people swapping out dairy and losing drastic amounts of weight, or switching from cow’s milk to almond milk and curing their gas, bloating, and upset stomach. Perhaps leading you to believe that dairy is bad, and best left out of the diet. You’ve probably also heard that a…
Cardio = The Worst Investment Ever?
One of the greatest things about the human body is its ability to adapt quickly to a new stressor. After initial contact, less and less of an adaptation is required, until dealing with the ‘once-challenging’ stimulus almost seems easy. This phenomenon is especially evident in exercise, as weights begin to feel lighter with resistance training,…
Walk or Take a Statin?
Recent findings in the British Journal of Sports Medicine showed that inactivity outweighs all other risk factors for heart disease in women between the ages of 30 and 80. With the researchers supplying evidence that a high Body Mass Index (BMI), high blood pressure, and smoking were less harmful than a lack of daily movement.…
