The sound is not great, but the presentation is very clear and reasonably entertaining. I have posted a link on my Food Law Blog at http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/foodlaw/2008/03/saturated-fat-c.html

(An aside — I have recommended Protein Power to my friends and relatives for years now. I think you guys are great!)

I think I posted on this some time in the past. Thanks for the links again for those who didn’t see it the first time.

I also read the foreword in the Brain Trust Program, written by another great author who’s writing I am very fond of.

By the way I received “La Dieta De Bajos Carbohidratos De 30 Dias” along with it’s English language counterpart. Unfortunately the Spanish version has a few crucial omissions. Whoever translated it was not on the ball, or was confused (or the editor assumed they must mean this instead of that). For instance when talking about HDL, it omits “HDL” so it gives the wrong message… I skimmed through it and made some pencil corrections for when my father reads it.

I wonder if “The Great Cholesterol Con” or “Good Calories, Bad Calories” will be available in Spanish. There’s a book by the same title “Buenas Calorias, Malas Calorias” but it’s filled witht he usual hogwash, as it’s written by a nutritionist.

Protein Power nor Protein Power lifeplan are not available in Spanish as far as I could find out.

Regards,

Alex

Hi Alex–

I’m glad you’re reading the Brain Trust Program. I’m going to review it soon.

I imagine that GCBC will sooner or later make it into Spanish. I’m not so certain about The Great Cholesterol Con.

Cheers–

MRE

You shouldn’t lump all fats together. Saturated fats don’t cause hepatitis (liver inflammation), because they are anti-inflammatory (or rather, non-inflammatory). PUFAs, esp omega-6, cause many inflammatory problems. The best fat for cooking is Virgin Coconut Oil, IMO, because it’s highly saturated and resists free radical damage. Most people eat too much PUFAs nowadays, in the form of unsaturated vegetable oils, nuts, seeds, etc. The bests fats are saturated fats, such as coconut, palm kernel, butter, suet, beef, lamb, palm oil, and leaf lard. Macadamas do not have much PUFAs and they have a higher ratio of saturated fat than most nuts.

According to Ray Peat and many others, the unsaturated fats suppress thyroid function and the immune system, so you are more likely to gain weight and get sick. I never get sick now, because I base my diet on saturated fat (over 50% of total fat). Butter, ghee, coconut, palm, suet, beef, lamb, dark chocolate, leaf lard, and so forth. When you think inflammation, think PUFAs. Saturated fats are innocent. They have no role in causing liver damage. They protect and strengthen the liver, even when people are exposed to alcohol and poisons.

http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/coconut-oil.shtml
http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/fats-degeneration.shtml
http://raypeat.com/articles/nutrition/oils-in-context.shtml

Hi Bruce–

MRE

Olga

Hi Olga–

MRE

I have always eaten sensibly, I never buy convenience food and never cook with fat, as I had hepititas A when I was 10 years of age and cannot tolerate greasy food. But I have a weight problem which started after the age of 40, and I also have an underactive thyroid.

All the time took these I never felt well, and when my particular brand was discontinued for safety reasons, the replacement made me feel really ill, I felt as though all of my energy had been drained from me, even breathing was an effort. After 5 days I stopped taking them and told my GP why. I don’t know what my cholesterol is these days and don’t worry about it, my grandmother and mother who didn’t know what cholesterol was both died at 91 years of age.

Hi Michelle–

I think you’ve made a wise decision.  I’m sure you will enjoy Dr. Kendrick’s book a lot.

Keep me posted.

Cheer–

MRE 

Pray for luck.  The best bet is word of mouth.  If any or all of the books gain wide readership the publishers will jump to the front of the parade and start promoting the books.  Until then, it won’t happen. 

I can’t imagine a book more thorough than Anthony Colpo’s

it is documented proof of cholesterol fraud. Don’t you think????

Sure.  And so is Dr. Ravsnkov’s and Dr. Kendrick’s.  I enjoyed Anthony’s book and thought it was filled with good info.  I recommend the three books to anyone who wants to know more about the lack of underpinning of the lipid hypothesis.

Cheers–

MRE