> > Date:    Thu, 22 Jan 1998 14:06:00 -0700
> > From:    Loren Cordain <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: Adaptation
> >
> > I have little doubt that the inclusion of large amounts of high
> > fat domestic meat will raise LDL and total cholesterol in the diets
>>of most people.

Low fat diets have been shown to raise LDL (by 24%) and triglycerides (by
23%) very rapidly (under 6 weeks)in insulin resistant individuals (1). As
many overweight individuals have this condition (2), limiting fat intake
may not be a good idea for these the majority of Americans.

People who traditionally eat a low fat diet such as Sumo wrestlers also
have very highest rates of arterial disease (3).  A recent report in the
Lancet (May, 97?) also pointed out the high rates of these disorders in
areas of low fat consumption world wide.

1. Garg "Effects of varying Carbohydrate Consumption in Non-Insulin
Dependent Diabetes Mellitus" JAMA vol. 271, #18 (May 11, 1994)pg
1421-1428

2. Eades, "Protein Power" NY Bantam 1995

3.Roach, "Advice from the World's Biggest Weight Experts" Health
(March/April 1993) pg 62-72

Ray Audette
Author "NeanderThin:A Caveman's Guide to Nutrition"
http://www.sofdesign.com/neander