Okay. The “cholesterol part” of this question would require a 30 minute or so lecture. Basically, each healthy person has an ideal cholesterol level. Without natural cholesterol from the liver, we cannot properly manufacture hormones for more processes of the body than I can count. Just because the American Heart Association sets a number or a guideline does not mean that that guideline applies to everyone. My grandmother is 97 years old.

Her cholesterol level has been close to 400 for the last 20 years. The American Heart Association would have thought she would have died of a massive heart attack by now. However, she is one of the healthiest people I know. Why? Because in truth-and this may come as a shock to many-there actually is not any causal relationship between cholesterol levels and heart disease. Zip. Nada. None.

The drug companies and doctors that are in bed with them would have you believe that there is-but the truth is that there isn’t. They prey upon the ignorance of the masses. Just do some medical journal searches and you will find this fairly quickly; but those companies know Americans are lazy and that they won’t do the research for themselves.

So, check out this link http://www.29billion.com/ and then Google the book 29 Billion Reasons to Lie About Cholesterol. This will open the eyes of many…

Now, on the matter of “losing weight when eating saturated fat”. That would primarily happen IF saturated fat was the fuel of choice for that person. For a fast oxidizer like you and me, it is a great fuel for us. It will balance our Fundamental Homeostatic Controls, which will build health and thus-eventually-allow us to naturally lose unwanted body fat. However, neither you or I know whether the person that wrote to you would use saturated fat like we do. We don’t know what his Metabolic Type is and thus how his metabolism functions and what fuel he needs to become vibrant and healthy; and as a byproduct lose weight.

It is interesting that he mentions how some dogmas that he thought to be true in nutrition have proven to be false. This is EXACTLY WHY I do what I do. We don’t have that problem with MT because we NEVER generalize

Hope this helps!

Eric

CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS
http://www.erictalmant.com

Alan.

After thinking about your question, the answer would be it depends on your body and your metabolic type. What is healthy for one person may not be for someone else. Just like one training style may work for one person and not another I believe nutrition is the same way.

If you’re really interested in this get the Metabolic Typing book by William Wolcott. Besides the fat loss Im so happy that I have more energy, I’m less irritable and just feel better. MIKE

Low carb days. 50% protein, 35% fat, 15% carbs
High carb days. 40% protein, 20% fat, 40% carbs

I’ve read most of this guys boos:
http://www.ravnskov.nu/cholesterol.htm

It offers some interesting information about cholesterol, give it
a glance when you’ve got some time.

-Elliott

Best,
Tyler