On Thu, 5 Apr 2001, Amadeus Schmidt wrote:

> >>It's interesting that a recent study in the British Medical
> >>Journal showed monounsaturated fat causing an increase in Lp(a),
> >>which is considered an independent risk factor for heart disease.
>
> Todd,
> did you notice that this statement matches Erasmus' claim (with a study
> cited) that particularly monounsaturated fats, (together with saturated) can
> "suppress EFA activity". That would rise up all the prostaglandin topics...

Yes, but I'm not sure whether the Lp(a) increase is related to
prostaglandins.  The other factor is that the diets studied were
also high in carbs, which means that in addition to any SFAs or
MUFAs ingested, a significant amount of carbohydrate was being
converted to SFA internally.

Todd Moody
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