David Gillespie - cholesterol and saturated fat

13 May 2012 10:56 PM

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Hi there

I've been eating the David way since the beginning of April and I just had blood tests and my cholesterol hasn't changed it is still high. The LDL and the other one. can't remember what it is. She said my glucose was a bit high and that I shouldn't be eating saturated fats.

I'm a bit confused. I thought there might have been a change in my cholesterol levels by now. I have had no fructose except the rare amounts in fruit and the odd thing amounting to about 8 grms to 10 grams a day.

I'm not eating a lot because my appetite isn't what it was. I was really disappointed wth the blood results?

Kind regards Gwendoline

14 May 2012 4:59 AM

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Gwendoline Cooney wrote:
Hi there

I've been eating the David way since the beginning of April and I just had blood tests and my cholesterol hasn't changed it is still high. The LDL and the other one. can't remember what it is. She said my glucose was a bit high and that I shouldn't be eating saturated fats.

I'm a bit confused. I thought there might have been a change in my cholesterol levels by now. I have had no fructose except the rare amounts in fruit and the odd thing amounting to about 8 grms to 10 grams a day.

I'm not eating a lot because my appetite isn't what it was. I was really disappointed wth the blood results?

Kind regards Gwendoline

Hi Gwendoline,

I don't want to try to give you medical advice since I am not a doctor. That said, most doctors don't know about the faulty logic behind the Mediterranean Diet and the whole cholesterol myth thing. Is it fair to assume that you have read Sweet Poison and the Sweet Poison Quit Plan? I have been eating butter in place of margarine, and not worrying about fats for nearly 12 months and have not seen any increase in weight or LDLs (the "bad" cholesterol). You have only been going about a month, so maybe you should act with caution for a few months. In any case, read what David says and follow his advice. Going "low-carb" for a few weeks may be helpful too.

To keep your doctor happy you could try avoiding saturated fats, which shouldn't have a bearing on your fructose-free weight-loss results. Your lipids levels may have another cause than eating saturated fats??

BTW are you aware of "hidden" sugars in processed foods? They are a real trap. You need to either carry Sweet Poison Quit Plan with you &/or READ LABELS and avoid anything with more than 2% "sugars". Yogurt is OK to 5% as that is the lactose, which is metabolised as glucose. And watch out for the funny ingredients based on sugars but with different names.

And do persevere :-)

JohnN

15 May 2012 1:59 AM

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Hi John

Thank you for your reply. I am really watching the fructose. I am reading everything.

I think it may be that I haven't had a blood test for a long time and i could have got worse and improved since my last blood test over a year ago.

I think I will cut down on carbs for a bit. I am still losing weight anyway , though that is not my reason for doing this.

I am very much averse to putting poison in my body. I don't drink alcohol or smoke so why would I poison myself with food.

I think I will have another blood test in a couple of months and see how things are then.

Thanks John from Gwendoline

15 May 2012 7:07 AM

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I am sure no-one is advocating that you ignore doctors altogether, and that's certainly not my advice. However, while I am going to get a test done to see my numbers, I am not really concerned about them. My weight loss seems to have plateaued well before getting in to my 'ideal range' and I'm not worried about that, either. I've lost a lot of weight and I feel better. There is not one doctor on this earth who would tell you that eating lots of sugar is good for you, even though most would preach moderation rather than abstinence. So, if you're eating better, and feeling better, that's got to count for more than a vain chase after numbers you really have no control over.

Having said that, if the numbers seem wrong, I would double check that I wasn't making a mistake in something I was eating, and once I was satisfied that I wasn't accidentally still eating sugar, then I'd just assume that I was doing fine. Friends of mine years ago told me that sugar was poison ( but they went about it the wrong way, if they'd presented evidence, I'd have listened ). What did they consume tons of, once they went sugar free ? Honey and sugar laden soy milk.

15 May 2012 7:31 AM

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Even the people who poo-hoo David's ideas - mostly because of vested interests - tend to say that the way to lose weight is sensible diet and exercise. If they elaborate, they will recommend cutting down on fats AND sugar! So, without being aware of it, they are giving folk the right advice :-) The exercise bit is OK because there are a lot of good reasons to exercise regularly. It's just that losing weight is not one of them.

Someone mentioned being told that sugar was poison years ago. There was a book which David quotes written on the subject 30 or more years ago. I'll try to find it.

JohnN

16 May 2012 6:45 AM

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Nancy Appleton wrote a book called Suicide by Sugar, and she's been at least talking about it since the 70s. It's a bit hippy dippy, if I'd read it first, I would have written the whole thing off, but, it's not actually wrong, just unconvincing.