Hi Kate,
> Would the fact that the people in the study most probably eat a wider range
> of food, and may not be fruitarians, have anything to do with the study
> results? Does the body behave differently when eating only raw or mostly
> raw?

I would assume that the people in the study were most likely
not fruitarians. Your question, in other words, is whether
either a fruitarian or a raw diet, might not be protective
against the effect of sugar on HDL levels. Good question - I
don't know the answer to it.

My _guess_ is that it would not, but that is only an
educated guess. I would think that if a fruitarian is eating
a large proportion of high glycemic fruits, like watermelon,
pineapples, mangos, or raisins, that he or she would notice
some correlation with higher cholesterol levels (which
fluctuate dramatically in response to different foods). I
would also predict that because a fruitarian diet is so high
in sugars, and so low in fat and protein, a whole cascade of
interdependent hormonal changes would be likely to occur,
including problems with regulating cholesterol levels.

Just to complicate matters, though, I might add that the
production of cholesterol in the body, and in fact the
entire issue of the effects of high serum cholesterol
levels, has been grossly oversimplified; and the role of
cholesterol as the causative factor in heart disease is
questionable.

However, there is still enough of a correlation with low HDL
and various health problems, that I would not want to lower
mine with a preponderance of high glycemic foods.

Love Liza
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