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From:	Just Me (67.137.157.170)
Subject:	Re: high cholesterol with high carb eaters?
Date:	January 24, 2012 at 8:23 am PST

In Reply to: high cholesterol with high carb eaters? posted by Meg on January 23, 2012 at 9:54 pm:

Hi Meg,

Check out page 43 of The 80-10-10 Diet, "Fruit and Triglycerides."

"Some people think that triglycerides (a type of blood fat) increase as a result of the elevated levels of blood sugar that occur when we eat fruit. This mistaken belief is what led Nathan Pritikin to shun fruit . . . . However, by now you should understand that eating whole, raw fruit only results in sustained high blood sugar if you are also eating high fat [more than 10%]. That is, elevated triglycerides cannot arise from a blood-sugar condition that does not exist. A high-fruit, low-fat diet has only a positive effect on triglycerides. . . ."

That's from Chapter 2, "Meeting Fruit Concerns Head On," and I believe you'll find more of what you're looking for there.

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