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Key Takeaways LDL Lowering Limits Short Trial Effects Plant sterols lower LDL in many short human trials by reducing part of cholesterol absorption in the gut. That finding is consistent across controlled studies and pooled reviews that used fortified foods or sterol enriched products (1, 2, 3). The usual drop is modest and often lands … Read more
Key Takeaways Butter As Traditional Fat Cream To Butter Butter starts as cream. Cream comes from milk, then churning brings the fat together into a solid dairy fat. People used butter long before factory spreads, refined seed oils, food gums, bleaching steps or lab made fat blends entered the food supply. Traditional butter has a … Read more
Key Takeaways What Are Triglycerides Fuel In The Blood Triglycerides are a type of fat the body stores for energy, then uses later when food is not coming in. They are made from three fatty acids joined to a glycerol backbone, which is a small structure that holds them together. Blood is water based, so … Read more
Key Takeaways The Randle cycle is a way to think about how the body chooses fuel. It helps explain why cells may burn more fat at one time and more glucose at another. It also helps show why mixed energy overload can stress normal fuel control (Randle et al., 1963 Hue and Taegtmeyer, 2009). What … Read more