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Diets low in saturated fat don't curb heart disease risk or help you live longer, says a leading US cardiovascular research scientist. And current dietary advice to replace saturated fats with carbohydrates or omega 6-rich polyunsaturated fats is based on flawed and incomplete data from the 1950s, argues the author. Dietary guidelines should be urgently reviewed and the vilification of saturated fats stopped to save lives, he insists.

The main cause of high cholesterol is due to unhealthy lifestyle, diet rich in saturated fats and lack of adequate physical activity. Plant fibers help in lowering which includes fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Some foods and herbs are helpful to maintain cholesterol naturally.

The main cause of high cholesterol is due to unhealthy lifestyle, diet rich in saturated fats and lack of adequate physical activity. Plant fibers help in lowering which includes fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Some foods and herbs are helpful to maintain cholesterol naturally.

I imagine most readers of this blog would expect a group of subjects to do better on a Paleolithic diet as compared to a standard American diet, but there are few studies actually making the comparison. One was posted yesterday in the Advance-0nline-Publication section of the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition that shows subjects following a Paleolithic diet made major metabolic changes, and made them rapidly

Are you worried you are getting heavier day by day? Well, it might be because of those fries you are addicted to. Deep fried foods are rich in trans fats which are directly related to obesity and heart failure. Trans fats build up the blood vessels, hindering the smooth flow of blood through them.