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06/07/2023

Does Dietary Cholesterol contribute to Elevated Cholesterol or Cardiovascular disease?🤔

This is an ongoing dispute within the nutrition field. Does dietary cholesterol contribute significantly to elevated serum cholesterol and/or to atherosclerotic disease? Carefully controlled metabolic studies have shown that high-cholesterol intake can cause moderate increases in serum cholesterol levels. Confounding factors make it extremely difficult to verify this in population studies, but meta-analysis of controlled studies documents a cholesterol-raising action of dietary cholesterol. Most of this effect occurs in Low-Density Lipoproteins (LDLs), but the cholesterol content of other lipoproteins can be increased as well. Moreover, population studies strongly suggest that dietary cholesterol is atherogenic beyond any rise in LDL concentrations. It must be emphasized that dietary cholesterol is only one of several DIETARY factors influencing serum cholesterol levels. Others include saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids, soluble fiber, and total caloric intake. To achieve substantial serum cholesterol lowering, favorable changes in all of these factors must be combined. Non-dietary factors include Lifestyle (specifically physical activity) and genetics. Obviously, we cannot change one's genetics. At least, NOT YET! But, one can increase their physical activity. To maximize cardiovascular risk reduction, eating a "healthy" diet and increasing physical activity is needed on a consistent basis. SMART Nutrition by Frank can help you develop a dietary and an daily exercise plan to help you improve your lipid (cholesterol) profile that decreases your risk to cardiovascular disease. Contact SMART Nutrition by Frank today.

03/01/2018

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If you are someone tired of being misled with conflicting eating plan, call SMART Nutrition so we can show you how to make these delicious snacks apart of your daily meal plan. Buon appetito!

Bacon chips, fries and tots, all made low carb!

02/13/2018

Over the past few days I have provided insight on hunger hormones. Hopefully you were able to see how food choices and consumption, impact hunger, appetite, storage (take up), and release of energy. Now it time to focus on the human body hormones that signal satiety, starting with Cholecystokinin (CCK) that is secreted by the cells of the first segment of the small intestine--the duodenum--when these cells detect the presence of fat exiting the stomach. CCK signals the pancreas to release digestive enzymes and bile from the gallbladder which furthers the emulsification of the fat and signals the stomach to slow the speed of digestion to allow the small intestine more time to digest the fats. Like Neuropeptide Y, CCK acts on the brain hypothalamus to signal satiety--an immediate hunger suppressing signal. So when you consume those "Fat Bombs" within a meal you understand why you feel satsfied for hours. Recall our discussion on the Insulin hormone that is released after eating glycemic-rich carbohydrate meal or snack. It increases hunger as opposed to decreasing it.

02/12/2018

The final hunger hormone is insulin. Another pancreatic hormone in response to high blood glucose levels. Recall, Glucagon is secreted when the body detects low blood glucose levels. After a eating a carbohydrate rich food blood glucose will rise. Subsequently, the pancreas secretes Insulin to signal the liver, muscle cells/tissues to take up blood glucose to restore blood glucose levels to normal levels. When liver and muscle cells/tissues are filled to capacity with glucose, Insulin trigger the lipogenesis process whereby extra glucose is converted within the liver to triglycerides and stored into the body's apiocytes (fat cells). This process triggers the neuron receptors to Neuropeptide Y, ironically increasing hunger as opposed to decreasing it. Which is why eating a carbohydrate rich food is not as satisfying as eating a meal that includes fats and proteins. It also explains why we feel hungry after eating a blood sugar-coating meal or snack. Recall that marketing line, "You can't just eat one chip." Now you know why...

02/12/2018

And then there is Glucagon, another hormone secreted by the pancreas in times of low blood glucose levels--typically between meals or after a sugar crash--amplifying hunger. Glucagon signals the liver to perform what is known as glucogenolysis--the conversion of stored liver glycogen into glucose and released into the bloodstream. High Glucagon levels also drive Gluconeogenesis--the process of creating and releasing glucose from the body's stored of amino acids and fatty acids.

02/12/2018

Ever wonder why stress management is so important. In a word-- Cortisol. First, it is one of several hormones released when stressed. It has a key role in regulating metabolism and hunger. Cortisol levels determine whether the body USES glycogen stored (emergency blood sugars in the liver) or triglycerides stored (stored fat/lipids in fat cells). Cortisol can stimulate process known as Gluconeogenesis (making glucose by converting amino acids (proteins) and lipids (fats) in the liver. Research suggest Cortisol act on Neuropeptide Y (NPY) neurons in the brain and affect levels on NPY a satiety hormone called Leptin. Cortisol seems to have a particular effect on the desire to eat foods high in fat and sugar. This is why stress management is do very important.

02/11/2018

Ghrelin is the main hunger hormone that is secreted by stomach when empty, by the pacreas when blood sugar is low, and by the liver when stored blood glucose (glycogen) runs low. When released, it activates Neuropeptide Y (NPY) to stimulate appetite.

02/11/2018

The feeling of hunger and satiety are actually regulated by a complex system of a body hormones that signal neurotransmitters and Neuroreceptors of the middle brain called Neuropeptide Y (NPY). With that said, it can explain why we sometimes feel certain foods do not satisfy or hunger and explain how quickly we feel hungry after eating. To understand this process may help our decisions and compulsions regarding diet and other lifestyle factors.

02/06/2018

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01/22/2018

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01/19/2018

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