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Lucien Engelen "Listen to patients and crowdsourcing for life"
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Christian Assad, MD Interventional Endovascular Cardiology
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Not sure why people say #LCHF is restrictive
Things I usually tell patients
👉EAT #REALFOOD
👉If it has a Nutritional Label that is already a Warning sign
👉Ask them to read the ingredients and then joke. "If you can not pronounce it DO NOT eat it"
The Beyond Burger would be an example of the last one.
The undermined importance of OMEGA-3 to OMEGA-6 Ratio • Human beings evolved on a diet in which the ratio of omega-6/omega-3 EFA was about 1, whereas in the Western diets, the ratio is 15/1 to 16.7/1. Such evidence comes from studies on the evolutionary aspects of diet, modern day hunter-gatherers, and traditional diets. Agribusiness and modern agriculture have led to de- creases in omega-3 fatty acids and increases in omega-6 fatty acids. Such practices have led to exces- sive amounts of omega-6 fatty acids, upsetting the balance that was characteristic during evolution when our genes were programmed to respond to diet and other aspects of the environment. • LA and ALA are not interconvertible and compete for the rate-limiting ∆6-desaturase in the synthesis of long-chain PUFA. •AA (omega-6) and EPA (omega-3) are the parent compounds for the production of eicosanoids. Eicosanoids from AA have opposing properties from those of EPA. An increase in the dietary intake of omega-6 EFA changes the physiological state to a prothrombotic, proconstrictive, and proinflammatory state. • Many of the chronic conditions, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, obesity, autoimmune diseases, rheu- matoid arthritis, asthma and depression, are associated with increased production of thromboxane A2 (TXA2), leukotriene B4 (LTB4), IL-1, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and C-reactive protein. All these factors increase by increases in omega-6 fatty acid intake and decrease by increases in omega-3 fatty acid intake, either ALA or EPA and DHA. EPA and DHA are more potent, and most studies have been carried out using EPA and DHA. • The optimal dose or ratio of omega-6/omega-3 varies from 1/1 to 4/1 depending on the disease under consideration. Since many of the chronic diseases preva- lent in Western cultures are multigenic and multifacto- rial, it is not surprising that the dose or the ratio differs.
Patient today brought me some #LCHF #Keto products from her store @bites_ss
For those who live in #McAllen recommend to check it out. 👉Remember: Not because they are "Keto-Compliant" means you can abuse them and eat as much as you can. ENJOY RESPONSIBLY
Patient today in clinic.
👉Keypoint identify triggers
The American Diabetes Association is now tweeting about #LCHF and embracing it's potential in the management of #Diabetes
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Twitter Updates
- @raphaels7 https://t.co/0UrqnWTkrE 11 hours ago
- #LowCarb a la Mexicana 🤤 https://t.co/XJ74khfZDZ 12 hours ago
- RT @virtahealth: In 2015, Marcie was afraid of a future that held the possibility of blindness, nerve damage and amputation due to type 2 d… 13 hours ago
- RT @MaryanneDemasi: Cardiologists call for a rethink of the diet-heart hypothesis. Its flawed & yet governments have allowed it to form th… 15 hours ago
- @MississippiMama You have no idea the subgroup of patients I am exposed to. Thank you for your amazing contribution to humanity. 15 hours ago
Nutrition Network Ketogenic LCHF
I really enjoyed reading this. Where are you based? I thought you are on another continent!
I am originally from Mexico but right now I am doing my Cardiology training in UTMB/The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center at Texas. Glad you enjoyed it ! Still have to figure out how exactly I will be blogging but guess that will come with time.