Study title and authors:
The low fat/low cholesterol diet is ineffective
L.A. Corr, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals, London, U.K. M.F. Oliver, National Heart and Lung Institute, London, U.K.
Correspondence: Dr. Laura A. Corr, MB, BS, MRCP, PhD, FESC, Consultant Cardiologist, Guys and St. Thomas' Hospitals, St. Thomas Street, London SE1 9RT
This paper can be accessed at: http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/content/18/1/18.full.pdf+html
Dr. Corr introduces the subject of diet and heart disease by observing if you ask almost member of the general public about a diet which would reduce their chance of heart disease, the reply is the same: "a low fat diet". On closer questioning, this means a diet with a reduction in cholesterol and saturated 'animal' fats, i.e. less meat, butter, milk and cheese.
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In this review however she found the available trials provide little support for such recommendations.
She concluded that the commonly-held belief that the best diet for the prevention of coronary heart disease is a low saturated fat, low cholesterol is not supported by the available evidence from clinical trials and such diets do not reduce the risk of heart attack
, heart disease or all cause mortality. Similarly, diets focused exclusively on reduction of saturated fats and cholesterol are relatively ineffective and should be abandoned.
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Recipe of the day
Herbed Scrambled Eggs
Ingredients:
6 eggs
4 tbsp single cream
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salt50g butter
2 tsp chopped chives
2 tsp chopped parsley.
Instructions:
Break the eggs into a bowl, add the cream and season to taste. Whisk with a fork until mixed.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Add the egg mixture and cook gently, stirring constantly, until the eggs begin to set, but are not fully set. Use a low light or lift the pan occasionally.
While the eggs are setting but still creamy, stir in the chives and parsley.
