Scalise, David G SrA USAF ANG 146 SFS/SP wrote:
> Yeah but another dumb question, keep in mind you are hearing this question from a former vegetarian.  Shouldn't we be concerned with eating so much meat considering it is higher in cholesterol.  I know the Paelo way of life calls for LEAN meats but are ribeyes and porterhouse steaks really all that good for you?  I am not doubting you, I have somehow lost all the enzymes to digest meat, some days are better than others with digestion.  Yesterday I had 8 ounces of lean turkey (ground) with 6 egg whites and I was sick as a dog.
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> Last question, can we really be sure about the animal meat we are ingesting?  Are we digesting all the negative potential cancer cells an animal might have in its body too.  Maybe I am stupid, but humans only have 4 canine teeth, the rest are shaped flat with ridges - does this mean that humans have evolved into more of a vegetarian...?
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> Thanks for your help, I am dealing with mental issues as well.  I have lost allot of weight naturally and for some reason I associate meat eating with weight gain when I know its all portion control and exercise in combination that extend life.  I for some reason seem to think that meat eating is bad and the cruelty to animals is beyond my control.  We as Americans have such a lack of respect for the game we so conveniently have afforded to us.  I wonder if we'd be into eating meat as much if we had to hunt it and gather it on our own...
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> I appreciate your response... I hope to learn more about Paleo way of life, I am seeing benefits but am still avoiding red meats like the plague.  There's only so much chicken and turkey I can eat.  


Cholesterol is a bogyman that is "almost" completely imaginary for the 
purposes of making money.  In a study of woman aged 55 or older, women 
in the HIGHEST quartile of total cholesterol died at 1/2 the rate of 
women in the LOWEST quartile from ALL causes.  To rephrase, women in the 
LOWEST quartile of total cholesterol died at TWICE the rate of women in 
the HIGHEST quartile.  Low cholesterol means one doesn't have the 
internal resources to effectively fight cancer, disease, and repair of 
other damage and problems.  The inuit Indians pre-modern diet are a case 
in point.

Now, I double quoted the world "almost" because there is an issue of 
oxidized cholesterol, a blood test that is almost never done, and the 
issue of small particle LDL, a problem that is generally caused by lack 
of exercise and poor diet including trans fats and high glycemic carbs - 
perhaps carbs in general.  Triglycerides, a related cardiovascular risk 
factor and MORE predictive is increased by carbs generally, especially 
fructose found in much processed foods (HFCS - High Fructose Corn Syrup) 
and some in fruits.  However, the evolutionary adaption to fructose 
which goes directly to creating fat stores is in my opinion related to 
the needed to "bulk" up some for winter, not a problem we generally 
encounter in modern civilization.  Perhaps, sleeping outdoors with more 
exposure to cold would be health?

I should also add in ending that high glycemic foods no doubt increase 
inflammation, cause accelerated uptake of glucose into fat cells, and 
trigger hunger quickly leaving one pining for more food after having 
eaten far too many quick carbs.  The diet of the Australian Aborigines 
which was paleo up until the 18th century and for some far later than 
that showed total carbs in the diet somewhere between 20-40% across the 
landscape and annual climate of Australia, BUT CARBS that were, for the 
most part, very very very low glycemic and extremely high in fiber 
(something like 150-200 grams/per day as I recall).  Paleo tropic diets 
no doubt had much more fruit, but I haven't looked into that area at all.

Final word is DON'T LISTEN to mainstream medical advice on cholesterol, 
especially anything coming out of any medical association like the 
American Heart Association or the American Medical Association - it's 
designed to generate patients in perpetuity and maximize their member's 
income.

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