vegan fats

[Guest guest]

.....So I figured, why give up something if it makes me feel good?

Cheers, Belle

 

Hi Belle;

 

My concern is about the increased risk of cancer and even heart

disease. Here are some quotes from McDougall's web site:

 

http://www.drmcdougall.com/science/fatbreastcancer.html

" Breast cancer incidence varies more than fivefold

internationally and when women move from countries of low

incidence to countries of high incidence the rates of cancer are

close to the new country. Sixty-five years of animal experiments

show fat increases the risk of breast cancer in animals. "

 

http://www.drmcdougall.com/efa.htm

 

" Because all of the types of fatty acids have been found to be

cancer promoting under some circumstances, prudence would dictate

that all fats, regardless of who labels them " good fats, " be kept

to a minimum in your diet. "

 

http://www.drmcdougall.com/efa.htm

" Most people have assumed olive oil to be protective against

heart disease because of the low incidence of heart disease in

Mediterranean countries and that EFA also prevent heart disease.

However, research indicates otherwise. A study on humans

conducted by David Blankenhorn, M.D., and his associates compared

the effects of different types of fats on the growth of

atherosclerotic lesions inside the coronary arteries of people by

studying the results of angiograms taken one year apart (JAMA

263:1646, 1990). The study demonstrated that all three types of

fat--saturated animal fat, monounsaturated (olive oil), and

polyunsaturated (EFA)--were associated with a significant

increase in new atherosclerotic lesions. Most importantly, the

growth of these lesions did not stop when polyunsaturated fats of

the w-6 type (linoleic acid) and monounsaturated fats (olive oil)

were substituted for saturated fats. Only by decreasing all fat

intake--including poly- and monounsaturated fats--did the lesions

stop growing. "

 

 

Personally, I have another reason to avoid eating even vegan fats

because I put on weight easily, and I like to keep my weight

within BMI normal range. So, I guess that's " in a nut shell " why

I avoid fats as much as possible. Sometimes, I feel like I need

to indulge too, but I do it with the awareness that it is an

indulgence and then get back to eating low-fat again ASAP.

 

Wishing you health, happiness and prosperity...

 

Deborah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

My concern over this " fact " is that animals are being experimented on to show

breast cancer

chances?????? Sorry, but this just doesn't cut it with me!

 

Bonnie

 

 

 

> My concern is about the increased risk of cancer and even heart

> disease. Here are some quotes from McDougall's web site:

>

> http://www.drmcdougall.com/science/fatbreastcancer.html

> " Breast cancer incidence varies more than fivefold

> internationally and when women move from countries of low

> incidence to countries of high incidence the rates of cancer are

> close to the new country. Sixty-five years of animal experiments

> show fat increases the risk of breast cancer in animals. "

>