more naturopathic - coconut oil and diabetes
Coconut oil (MCT) reduces triglycerides, while LCT raises them. MCT
oils raises HDL quite a lot and LDL cholesterol just a little, to
improve the ratio, which is more imporatnt than overall readings.
MCT (coconut oil) reduces overweight and fatty liver, and long-
lived mammals see less free radical damage and a may have a longer
life span than with unsaturated/polyunsaturated canola oil for
example.
Links to a lot of that are already on my website. Specific to
diabetic concerns, here’s some new stuff I pulled down that I
haven’t mounted yet:
April 11th, 2005 at 1:06 am
I don’t use much oil, but when I do I use canola.
However, no problem..I can switch to the coconut oil.
Usually when I fry I use butter.
My triglycerides are..142
chloresterol…153
HDL 38
LDL 87
So, do you think I should switch?
Thanks
Pinkie
April 11th, 2005 at 7:50 am
Looking at the figures for lipid (oil) peroxidation (oxidation)
alone, canola rates a 545, coconut oil is 32. Lower is better. In
addition, polyunsaturates are not foods, beyond the needed
essential fatty acids. Lipid peroxidation is what makes the whole
mess sticky in the arteries.
Plaque analysis published in Lancet showed plaque to be 74%
unsaturated oil and half of that was polyunsaturated oil, all from
your diet. Because diabetics have a particular problem with
atherosclerosis and many other oxidative stress complications this
fact is significant.
April 12th, 2005 at 3:24 pm
Thanks for the link to the chart. It is very interesting. I too, cook
with Canola oil. Probably better change that habit. Can you help me
with a couple of things? I have been taking flax seed oil as a
supplement. On the chart the peridoxation is very high. Should I
continue use of the flax seed oil? We also use margarine. Would butter
actually be better? The rate wasn’t as high. Is it easier for your
system to digest?
Thanks,
Mistee
Duncan Crow wrote:
April 13th, 2005 at 10:17 am
Hi Mistee;
Note that freshly ground flax seed is much lower on the
peroxidation chart.
I think it’s OK to take flax oil, cod liver oil etc as a
supplement, but only as little as is enough for EFAs.
Margarine isn’t really a food; it’s a light plastic. Not only is it
extremely high in trans-fats, it’s usually made vith high-
peroxidation oil to begin with.
There are a couple of brands of margarine that are non-
hydrogenated. They are lower in trans-fats but they’re still made
with high peroxidation oils.
Yes, butter’s better, by a long shot. If you want the details, I
suggest you read Mary Enig’s The Oiling of America for the full
story on how people and the government have been manipulated by the
seed oils industry.
There are many links into the medical archives on my website, that
show the benefits of coconut oil in comparison to canola for
example. Coconut oil is one of the oils that’s vilified as a
saturated fat; according to the research it is the healthiest oil
you can use.
April 13th, 2005 at 11:20 pm
I noticed that milk was pretty low too. I love milk. They wanted me to
go to a lower fat content but just didn’t. I know they are concerned
with fats but my cholesterol and triglycerides are low. The thing is,
the sugar content is the same in whole, 2% and 1%. I’m not sure about
skim (uuhhggggg). Can you tell me what the 3.2% is? Is that whole
milk? Also, have all of you noticed that the lower "they say" the fat
content is, the sugar sky rockets? Take low fat dressing for example.
The sugar content is higher than regular. I get the regular. Though I
would probably be better off making it myself.
This is really terrible. It actually kind of makes me angry really,
knowing that all the "powers that be" allow this kind of thing. Letting
us consume PLASTIC. I don’t know why it surprises me really. Just
consider what is in the meats we eat.
Mistee
April 14th, 2005 at 5:26 am
Ok, beginning to understand can we back up just a bit. I don’t mean to
beat this into the ground but I want to make sure I have got it right.
When looking at the label on a product, please tell me what I don’t want
to buy. What are the red flags?
Thanks,
Mistee
April 16th, 2005 at 8:46 am
Mistee,
For me at least that question is too general. Personally I avoid
buying packaged food. Can we take this to another thread, perhaps
one for each product you’re interested in?
No sugar, no canola oil, no corn oil, no soy oil, reduced starch,
non-hydrogenated, no chemicals would be a start.