Re: 'Ape diet' lowers bad cholesterol levels

[Guest guest]

It was really amazing to watch orangutans on the discovery channel make tofu.

Seriously, it was in the wild, and there was a whole field of soy, and they

were cultivating it, and even precipatating the soy into tofu, which they kept

wrapped up in some big leaves. It was really neat.

One of the orangutangs was wearing a hat that said " Monsanto " on it.

Then a predatory chimpanzee killed him and ate him.

I guess vegetarians are dominated even in the wild.

Chris

[Guest guest]

oh for crying out loud! will it never end? " ape " diet? puhlease..since when

is tofu and margerine part of a primitive ape diet? lol. the sheer absurdity

of this study is mind-boggling.

a few comments below:

>>>>'Ape diet' lowers bad cholesterol levels

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993966

A vegetarian " ape-diet " , based on the foods our simian cousins eat, is as

effective in lowering cholesterol as an established cholesterol-lowering

drug, reveals a new study. High cholesterol levels increase the risk of

cardiovascular disease.

----->WRONG! the data simply do not support the fallacious premise of this

study to begin with.

>>>The key components of the ape diet are plant sterols, found in plant oils

and enriched margarines, viscous fibre, found in oats, barley and aubergine,

and soy protein and nuts.

---->why? do they take the place of cholesterol in the blood?

People with raised cholesterol following this primitive diet had their

levels of bad cholesterol slashed by about a third - the same reduction

provided by the statin drug, lovastatin.

----->no such thing as " bad " cholesterol.

He believes that humans may be evolutionarily adapted to the diet, which is

similar to that eaten by gorillas and orangutans.

-------->oh that's brilliant - you know we should hook him up with the

natural hygienests and their ape-based frutarian diet, since they seem to

share the same bizarre logic that we should go back to a diet that some

distant ancestor ate millions of years ago.

" Although many drugs are extremely safe, there's always a slight chance of

risk of the drug and drug interactions, " he says.

------>actually, some of the cholesterol lowering drugs may be extremely

harmful.

>>>>However, the British Heart Foundation says: " There is a wealth of

evidence to suggest that statins are superior to diet in lowering

cholesterol levels. "

------>right. numerous studies have failed to lower cholesterol with diet

other than a few percentage points. drugs have been the only effective way

to lower cholesterol significantly and consistently.

The BHF also points out " this is a small short-term study supported by

numerous food manufacturers, which may have influenced the findings " .

------>big shocker.

Suze Fisher

Lapdog Design, Inc.

Web Design & Development

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg/

mailto:s.fisher22@...

[Guest guest]

>>>>>It was really amazing to watch orangutans on the discovery channel make

tofu.

Seriously, it was in the wild, and there was a whole field of soy, and they

were cultivating it, and even precipatating the soy into tofu, which they

kept

wrapped up in some big leaves. It was really neat.

One of the orangutangs was wearing a hat that said " Monsanto " on it.

----->LOL!

>>>>Then a predatory chimpanzee killed him and ate him.

I guess vegetarians are dominated even in the wild.

----->yeh, but at least they don't have high LDL. that poor predatory chimp

will surely die of heart disease unless some compassionate pharmaceutical

co. sends him a box of statins!

;-)

Suze Fisher

Lapdog Design, Inc.

Web Design & Development

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg/

mailto:s.fisher22@...

Re: 'Ape diet' lowers bad cholesterol levels

Chris

[Guest guest]

>> It was really amazing to watch orangutans on the discovery channel make tofu.

<<

Have you never heard of a SPEW ALERT?

You owe me a new keyboard - did you know that even organic iced coffee with raw

organic cream in it makes the keys all sticky?

Christie