""Recent investigations have focused on the beneficial effect
of food phytates, based upon their strong mineral-chelating
property...The beneficial effects include lowering of serum
cholesterol..."
This is exactly why I consume large amounts of dairy products and avoid
soy, whole grains, other beans, etc. On a diet with lots of legumes
and whole grains, my body deteriorated to the point where I almost
died. Now I know better. As Ancel Keys (the "founding father" of the
"cholesterol hypothesis"😉 found, you want your cholesterol levels in
the 200-220 range to maximize longevity. My last test was 209, with
low TGs, on a diet high in dairy. No meat, and I don't cook the dairy;
otherwise, lipid peroxidation and other factors are at work that can be
unhealthy.
Search this group for montygram and read through some of my posts.
Heart disease became a problem in the USA as dairy consumption went
down, consumption of oils high in omega 6s went up, along with lower
consumption of antioxidant-rich foods. Fresh, uncooked, un-homogenized
diary is fine, one of the best things you could consume for optimal
health (assuming the cows, goats, sheep, are healthy).