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Nov 25, 2022 12 tweets 4 min read Read on X
🚨4 metabolic myths from mainstream medicine that are killing you🚨

These 4 lies from big food and big pharma have infected medicine and nutrition, so you can’t trust most doctors.

Fixing your choices based on this thread will easily add 10 years to your life.
Big Lie #1

~Saturated fat is bad for you~

In 1948, Proctor and Gamble gave $1 million to the American Heart Association.

Then saturated fat became bad, and Crisco (a polyunsaturated fat) became good.
It’s just a coincidence that Crisco is a Proctor and Gamble product, right?

Of course not. Image
The AMA starts promoting polyunsaturated fats & making recommendations to cut out saturated fat.

But based on what?

Nothing, as this study shows: openheart.bmj.com/content/2/1/e0…

Not only is it false, but PUFAs are quite bad for you:
bmj.com/content/346/bm…
Big Lie #2

~Your total and LDL cholesterol put you at risk for a heart attack~

One study found that over 231k people admitted to the hospital with a coronary event, half had normal LDL levels.

So why vilify cholesterol and LDL?

2 reasons:

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19081406/
-We can lower LDL with a drug, so we made it the bad guy for profit.

-Cholesterol heals arteries. It's elevated in heart attacks because it's responding to damage.

Blaming it is like blaming firefighters for the fire because they're putting it out.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
Big Lie #3

~Seed oils are healthy~

Seed oils: Canola, Corn, Cottonseed, Soybean, Sunflower, Safflower, Grapeseed, & Rice bran.

We didn’t even have the tech to extract them until 100 years ago.

We didn't eat them- we used them to oil machinery.

you-be-fit.com/2012/03/01/can…
Seed oils are a particularly destructive myth

Because they’re full of inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids, they cause damage to the body. This is the same damage that cholesterol is trying to repair.

Seed oils have been touted as heart-healthy, but the truth is this:
Seed oils are in EVERYTHING.

The problem is how easily they oxidize.

Oxidized seed oils produce trans fat.

Trans fats lead to heart disease and type 2 diabetes. For every 2% increase in trans fat calories, your risk of heart disease is 2x.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9366580/
Big Lie #4

~Low fat is good for you~

By itself, this one isn’t actually THAT bad. You still need fat, but reducing caltories has its benefits.

The problem is how they make the food taste good once they take out the fat...
They add ungodly amounts of sugar.

Food only tastes good if it has fat or sugar. If a food can’t get away with adding sugar, you might get a fat substitute like margarine.

Margarine is an amalgamation of seed oils.
From 2020-2022, 6 of the top 10 killers of Americans are related to metabolic disorder, number one being heart disease.

If you manage to do the opposite of these suggestions, you’re well on your way to a long and healthy life.

Follow me @ifixhearts for more health info.

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I urge patients to get a CAC scan at 40.

But I realize many people don't understand what this entails.

I want to demystify some common questions so you can feel more confident about booking a test.

Let’s get started.
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A CAC is an imaging test for your heart.

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They can also predict cardiovascular disease for asymptomatic individuals.

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I tell patients to schedule their first CAC at 40, especially if they’re male.

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