Steppenwolfe
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This is where my brothers Cardiologist steered him wrong and caused his death. He advised my brother to eat white meat (chicken or turkey) Instead of red meat.
But it is what he wanted to hear . . . . not the results of the study below. Just two months before his death he bragged he had not eaten any red meat for 3 months.
"When we planned this study, we expected red meat to have a more adverse effect on blood cholesterol levels than white meat, but we were surprised that this was not the case, their effects on cholesterol are identical when saturated fat levels are equivalent, writes the study's senior author Ronald Krauss, MD, senior scientist and director of Atherosclerosis Research at CHORI.
Not surprisingly, the plant-based diet was found to be healthiest for blood cholesterol. Researchers concluded that these finds support growing evidence of the health benefits of eating plant-based over diets heavy in meat."
New Study: White Meat as Bad for Cholesterol as Red | Forks Over Knives
I just had my yearly checkup with our family Doctor with full blood panel workups. To sum it up, I am in very good health for a man of my size. BP near perfect, 178 total cholesterol, and everything else right where it should be, blood sugar not a problem, low triglycerides, except slightly high liver enzymes. Of course I need to lose weight he said, but no mention of red meat. I don't drink alcohol, sodas, or sweet tea; never smoked or touched drugs. How can I improve on this? (yes, I am asking for help). Thanks