Re: Almonds

Quoted message said:

As far as I know only pistachio nuts raise HDL levels. Look at this
research about pistachio nuts

http://intl.jacn.org/cgi/content/full/18/3/229

Almonds are healthy also as they contain vitamin E, but if you want to
raise your HDL levels specifically I think that it would be advisable
to shift mainly to pistachios. But of course they contain a lot of
calories, so it is good to limit the intake.

Well, it is fat and it is not saturated fat or trans. So if replaced for
carb calories, it will drive TG down (and thus HDL up).

It will also increase LDL diameter size (when TG goes down, LDL becomes
bigger and HDL goes up).

Thumb of rule is

Saturated fat: TG down, HDL up and LDL up.
MUFA: TG down, HDL up, LDL unchanged (but beware euric acid from
rapeseed oil!).
PUFA: TG down, HDL up, LDL down, but oxLDL probably up!
Trans: HDL down, LDL up, oxLDL up

Mirek

"Mirek Fidler" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

Thumb of rule is

Quoted message said:

Saturated fat: TG down, HDL up and LDL up.
MUFA: TG down, HDL up, LDL unchanged (but beware euric acid from
rapeseed oil!).
PUFA: TG down, HDL up, LDL down, but oxLDL probably up!
Trans: HDL down, LDL up, oxLDL up

Thanks.

Does the omega-3/omega-6 ratio of the MUFA and the PUFA have any
effect on this, or is that a completely independent issue?

This thread made me hungry, so I went out to a local mediterranean
restaurant and bought a 1/2 lb of almonds and a lb of kalamata olives,
which I've been snacking on. Mmmm!

Adam Becker