Eating less fat does not change cholesterol levels

A study conducted by American scientists at Georgetown University found that diets with a low fat content have almost no effect on cholesterol levels in the human body.

The results of the study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in April 2010 indicate that low fat diets have no negative effects or affect blood levels of good fats. like HDL cholesterol, or bad fat like triglyceride.

Dr. Barbara V. Howard, director of the study, said: "This diet does not increase triglyceride levels and does not reduce HDL cholesterol."

In the experimental study, a group of women was instructed to implement a low-fat diet, with fats accounting for 29.3% of total calorie intake, compared with 37% of the control women. Do not make a diet.

The results show that a low-fat diet has no effect on triglyceride levels, HDL cholesterol or other lipoprotein in the blood.

Dr. Barbara said that the main message here is that if you want to lose weight and take a low-fat diet to achieve this, there will be no harmful effects.

Although diet choices are influenced by many factors, including cultural background, it is easier to reduce calories to lose weight than to reduce fat because it is more concentrated.

Therefore, the recommended diet is to eat lots of vegetables, cereals and healthy products with low calorie content and easy to eat.

However, Dr. Jeff. S. Volek of the University of Connecticut and an expert in advocacy, did not agree with Dr. Barbara's advice about switching to a high-carbohydrate diet.

The reason Mr. Jeff put forward is that in fact people with insulin resistance, expressed by high triglyceride levels or diabetic, tend to get worse if the amount of carbon hydrate increases.