Breast Cancer vs. Soy, and other things to know

[futurejane]

someone recently posted a video of Dr. Barnard discussing the benefits of veganism, and his story about his mom was really inspirational. (for those who don't know, his mom turned vegan after she discovered she had heart disease

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Update 1

[theevilchemist]

Here's an article written by an MD that compares different studies on statin drugs, LDL and the incidences of CVD events. Basically, he is reiterating what the article I just read demonstrated.

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1524680

Now, as far as the vegan diet and heart disease goes you need to know these facts:

1) Cholesterol *only* comes from *ANIMALS* and animal products
2). ~25% of your total cholesterol comes from your diet.
3). animal fats are rich in saturated fats which increase total & LDL cholesterol.
4). Plant sterols reduce blood cholesterol
5). Fiber (found only in plants)[1] reduces cholesterol
6). Plant anti-oxidants prevent oxidation of LDL proteins. It's the oxidized LDL proteins that comprise a great portion of arterial plaque.
7) plant oils with the exception of palm and coconut are primarily polyunsaturated and monounsaturated. Poly unsaturated reduced total cholesterol, monounsaturdated reduce LDL and increase HDL.

So when one switches from animals to plants, the effect is non-linear, because you go from eating crap that increases your cholesterol to food that actively *decreases* your cholesterol.

jv

[1] with the exception of bug chitin, but who eats 30g of bug skeletons every day?