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On Sun, 26 May 2002, Richard Geller wrote:
> > I think there is research showing the reducing dietary fat lowers
> > the chances of a second heart attack, but not a first. Can't
> > quote a source, though. Anyway, it does make some sense. It has
> > been demonstrated that a high-fat meal causes a transient but
> > significant increase in blood turbidity. If a person's cardiac
> > blood flow is already compromised, this could be a problem.
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> I'm not sure it makes sense, actually. Perhaps eating a high fat meal does
> that, but so what?
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> I don't think it gets to the "heart" of the matter: internal inflammation.
Well, I think there are two aspects to this: One is the cause of
heart disease; the other is the cause of heart attacks in people
with heart disease. Some people with heart disease don't have
heart attacks, after all.
I agree that there is good evidence that heart disease is an
inflammatory process. And I think there is good evidence that
insulin is a key player. The evidence for foreign proteins is
less clear; in fact, I'm not sure there is much evidence. The
Masai, for example, seem to have low rates of heart disease
despite consuming large quantities of milk. But that's another
issue.
Once a person has heart disease, however, and coronary
circulation is already compromised, then I think such things as
transient blood turbidity matter.
Todd Moody
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