The Long-Term Risks of Vegetable Oils: What Studies Miss

The ongoing discussion about diet and health often includes a critical and contentious topic: the role of vegetable oils in chronic diseases. These oils, which are high in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), are commonly found in modern processed foods. However, increasing evidence, including insights from Chris Masterjohn's detailed analysis, suggests that these oils may be linked to heart disease, cancer, and other illnesses. Interestingly, it may not be the PUFAs themselves that are the sole culprits; rather, it is their interaction with vitamin E that could delay the onset of these diseases, making the connection less obvious. This post aims to clarify the relationship between lipid peroxidation, vitamin E, and the long-term health effects of consuming vegetable oils, simplifying a complex but important topic.

How Poor Dietary Advice Failed My Father

My father is almost 94. When he was in his early 50s, he had a massive heart attack and has had heart problems since that time, including heart failure. Sadly, he followed all of the advice to avoid heart attacks but still had a few. I will explain some of the reasons in this post.

The Vitamin D, Statin, and Cholesterol Paradox

The major precursor of vitamin D is cholesterol. Without cholesterol, we cannot make it. Some people may find this shocking because vitamin D is highly praised, while cholesterol is demonized. Since vitamin D and cholesterol are so closely related, they have an interesting interplay. Statin drugs, which lower cholesterol, also take part in the interplay. The enzyme statins block is active at step two, so we would expect less production of all molecules in the cholesterol pathway, like CoQ10. Statins should block vitamin D production, but they don’t. Statins are supposed to lower your risk of heart disease. But by how much? You may be surprised by the answer. This post will cover the synthesis of cholesterol, vitamin D, and Co Q10 and discuss how statins alter the pathways.

What Is Linoleic Acid and What Does It Have To Do With Heart Disease?

Heart disease is the number one killer in America, and LDL cholesterol has gotten most of the blame. But for the last 40 years, researchers have known that oxidized LDL, not LDL, is the true villain implicated in heart disease. Furthermore, only a few randomized controlled trials have ever tested the traditional diet-heart hypothesis that blames saturated fat for heart disease, yet it remains the gospel truth. Ongoing 40-year-old research shows that linoleic acid is the real culprit that causes oxidation of LDL, contributing to atherosclerosis-associated inflammation. Similar research actually shows saturated fat to protect against oxidation. Today I will cover this new research and tell you about a simple way to lower your risk of heart disease.