A small number of doctors who are relatively new to the plant-based diet assert that consuming plant-fats like olive oil, nuts, and avocados won’t promote heart disease. In this video, we examine some of the science they cite to back it up.
This is PART ONE in a TWO PART series. To watch PART TWO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A_wy_KrkZA
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Olive oil study Dr. Belardo promotes:
http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/early/2020/02/27/j.jacc.2020.02.036
Americans Consume 11% calories from saturated fat:
https://health.gov/our-work/food-nutrition/2015-2020-dietary-guidelines/guidelines/chapter-2/a-closer-look-at-current-intakes-and-recommended-shifts/
AHA and ACA both recommend consuming no more than 5 or 6% saturated fat.
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/01.cir.0000437740.48606.d1
https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-smart/fats/saturated-fats
Wash Post article quoting Dr. Frank Hu:
http://archive.is/kD7X1
Avocado study promoted by Dr Kahn:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8085181/A-avocado-day-helps-cut-cholesterol-study-claims.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4330060/
Soluble fiber lowers total and LDL cholesterol:
https://www.lipid.org/sites/default/files/adding_soluble_fiber_final_0.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1933287415003803#bib117
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/69/1/30/4694117
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/100/6/1413/4576477
Predimed study:
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1200303
JAMA article by John Ioannidis
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/1787389?resultClick=3
Heart Protection Study:
https://sci-hub.tw/10.1016/s0140-6736(02)09327-3
Emilio Ros on PREDIMED Steering Committee:
https://www.nejm.org/doi/suppl/10.1056/NEJMoa1200303/suppl_file/nejmoa1200303_appendix.pdf
Is Oil Healthy? by Dr. Esselstyn
http://dresselstyn.com/site/is_oil_healthy.pdf
Dr David Katz article on fat:
https://heated.medium.com/how-much-fat-should-we-have-in-our-diet-1f5c8ee1ece
Lyon Study:
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/01.cir.99.6.779
Dr Esselstyn study:
http://dresselstyn.com/JFP_06307_Article1.pdf
Some of Dr. Katz’s financial ties:
Article in JAMA about Dr. Katz’ financial ties:
https://www.tamus.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/JAMA-Article-1.15.20.pdf
Frank Hu MD has Unilever employees in his lab (from BMJ):
https://www.bmj.com/content/355/bmj.i5796/rapid-responses
Dr. Ornish article on canola vs. olive oil:
https://www.rd.com/health/the-great-olive-oil-misconception-dr-ornish-responds/
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