On Sat, 12 Jun 1999, Ingrid Bauer wrote:

> >Note,
> >however, that protein also causes insulin to be released, though
> >less so than carbs.
>
> how protein causes insuline to be release ,is it because of  the
> carbonhydrate part of a "protein rich food" or because of the aminos acids
> themselves?

I believe it is a result of the fact that 58% of dietary protein
is converted to glucose by gluconeogenesis.  But I'm not sure
that is the whole story.

> >To reduce that
> >reading, I have learned that I must restrict calories, use leaner
> >meats, and favor nuts and olive oil as fat sources, as opposed to
> >animal fat.  To date, the lowest reading I have obtained by that
> >strategy (over a 2-year period) is 245.
>
> Are you using , grass fed only , or wild  (like in fish or game) , animals
> fats.? In my experience a fat from  an obese animal is very disturbing
> (sweat and bad nights) while an animal fat from grass fed only or wild ,
> animal is not.

No, I am not using wild or grass-fed animals only.  It could be
that this would make a difference.  My idea was to follow the
Neanderthin guidelines, which do not require the avoidance of
feedlot meats.  I should add that to get cholesterol below 245
I've had to use non-paleo foods, notably soy.

> it seems to me that high carbonhydrates diet create problematic colesterol
> only when they come from denatured sugars (by heat or processing or
> extracted from its natural source)
> do somebody know someone who eat only undenatured sugars (vegetables and
> fruits in their raw state) and get high colesterol level ? i would like to
> know.

It's a good question.  I don't know the answer.

Todd Moody
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