I can't watch 20 minutes of TV without some jackass coming on telling me how this or that statin saved his carb-fueled life. Low cholesterol ranks up there as one of the better swindles in history. Some cholesterol posts:
Drugmakers settle claims over statin cover-up.
Cholesterol plays cancer-prevention role at the cellular level.
Low Carb = Low Triglycerides
More from Whole Health Source Part 1
And Part 2
This video is long, but totally worth watching; especially if you have kids.
Sugar, The Bitter Truth.
A bunch of stuff relating to high carb diets:
Diet, Carbs, Fat and Weight Loss.
The Magic of Taubes
This one just makes me shake my head in disgust.
The dangers of fructose.
This past week, I got some blood work done on a whim. I fasted for 17 hours, did a legit CF Football workout, then went and got the work done. I was shocked when my blood glucose came back at 106: pre-diabetic indicator. WTF! My total carb intake is minuscule: A cup of berries, a glass or two of red wine, and whatever residual carbs are in almonds and walnuts. Robb Wolf, coincidentally, put up a post that addressed this very issue. Type 1 Diabetes and CrossFit.
Finally, a long overdue post for Lori's cat. Hard wired to the past.
A BG of 106 is NOT a pre-diabetic indicator. This is a perfectly normal blood glucose level. Above 120 we’d say it’s elevated, and above 140 there’s definitely something wrong and a probable pre-diabetic indicator. But 106 is normal.
Thanks Tusch…Hobie-cat turned into a Paleo Cat about 6 months ago. As a rather plump 15 year old cat, she was starting to show signs of joint pain and was very inactive- Hobie weighed 16 lbs. Today at age 16.5, she is about 13 lbs and is acting like she did years ago. She is very active and looks like a 10 year old… no more gimping around either. Thanks for helping make my cat so healthy…Marc, like most men, is thrilled she looks like she will live another 10 years…maybe more!
Cash,
Thanks for the correction and clarification. And it brings up a good point: Do your own research on what levels; whether fasting glucose, cholesterol, etc… should be. I conducted the test through the military. According to them, a fasting glucose between 100-125 indicates a problem and they consider anything over 126 an indicator for diabetes.
They flip out when they see my cholesterol levels, which are consistent with a VLC, high sat / monounsat fat diet.