The Oiling of America is a controversial concept regarding
everything we ever learned about fats and grains. Sadly, it is not an exciting
view. It is a lecture presented in a
typical lecture format. So be prepared to watch in small doses. In watching this video, I had trouble
believing it. After some 3 weeks of research, I have been able to find external
sources for the same information. There
is the ring of truth here. The detractors I've found all seem have few facts
and many emotional appeals. This is a
must see if you are interested in nutrition at all. Your low fat diet could be
causing you more harm than good.
The basis of science: You create a hypothesis, gather data to
confirm or refute the hypothesis, then modify the hypothesis to fit the results,
repeating the experiment to confirm the new hypothesis. Most studies I've found
alter the data to fit the hypothesis.
The problem is we only see what is told to us. One of the
most famous and often quoted studies is the "Farmingham Study" This
study has been following people since 1948, and is now looking at the third
generation in the same community. It’s an
amazing study, but as with any study, the point of interest is what is the
question. Most studies regarding
cholesterol ask how to lower cholesterol.
I've never seen a study ask should
we lower cholesterol. In this film, Dr Enig's data is compelling. Sally Fallon
presents the study with humor and clarity. Did you know that people on low fat
diets actually die far more often from cancer and accidents then people on a
saturated fat diet?
The internet is full of bad ideas. The problem most people have is not finding
information, but finding good information. I have a test for every
"truth" I hear or read on the internet.
Does it make sense?
Is there a
fundamental truth behind it?
Who is paying for
it?
One of the biggest "truths" that is obviously
patently wrong is the cholesterol myth - that it is bad for you. Even doctors
that write on the subject seem somewhat confused. For example, one of the most thought-out
definitions I've found on cholesterol is on WikiPedia. What I find fascinating
is they talk bout how cholesterol is part of the healing process (most scar
tissue is made up of cholesterol), then turn around and claim that cholesterol
caused the damage. This idea actually does not pass my step one test of
truth. Why does the body make something
bad for me? I'm not talking about free radicals that come from oxidizing
lipids, like canola oil, corn oil or other highly processed oils, those are
happenstance of chemistry. Cells manufacture the cholesterol you need. And
external sources of cholesterol are generally not absorbed. And if they are, production on the cellular
level drops.
But cholesterol is blamed for atherosclerosis because
cholesterol is present where there is damage. If the cholesterol is used for
healing, then of course it will be present at a damaged site in your arteries.
Did you know a persons’ cholesterol shoots up after surgery? What if this is a normal bodily function
designed to speed up healing?
What did I learn from this video? Blaming cholesterol for heart damage is like
trying to blame smoke for the fire.
Watch the video, do your due diligence. If I'm wrong I want to know.
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