Chapter 2 - Cholesterol, Facts and FictionWant More Diabetes Info? Search HERE
1) High cholesterol levels are NOT the result of eating high cholesterol foods, except when they’re eaten in combination with high levels of carbohydrates. 2) We do NOT have to restrict our fat intake to lower our cholesterol levels unless the fat is eaten in combination with high levels of carbohydrates (French fries or doughnuts are prime American examples). 3) Getting our cholesterol levels as low as we possibly can is certainly NOT a desirable or even a healthy thing to do! It’s actually a very foolish and dangerous idea! The goal is to achieve IDEAL levels and to have those levels in ideal ratios. 4) The perfect cholesterol level is NOT 160 or 140. It’s 190! The safest range is 180 to 200. For every point we reduce the cholesterol reading below 180, we encounter as much additional risk to our health and to our lives as we would by increasing it by a corresponding point above 200. A reading of 140 is as dangerous as 240. In the book, “The Cholesterol Hoax,” Sheldon Zerden actually quotes several studies suggesting that even these levels are artificially low and undesirable. 5) We can’t control our blood sugar levels nor our insulin levels by restricting our intake of FAT! Controlling blood sugar levels can only be done by controlling our intake of carbohydrates. The extra weight is not the cause of the carbohydrate intolerance. Excess weight is the result of carbohydrate intolerance just like type II diabetes. 6) Complex carbohydrates (pasta, grains, etc.) are not “good” carbohydrates (for type II diabetics) as we’re told. They turn to blood sugar too. It just takes an extra hour or two for them to do so. The result is still massively high insulin level responses, producing high cholesterol levels, just like eating sugar.
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