Meat lover take note--you just migh...

Meat lover take note--you just might be able to have fruition of that steak without all the guilt about cholesterol and heart health. A fresh study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2001; 730-736) insinuates that high-fat diets don't necessarily raise cholesterol concentrations--as protracted as active, non-smoking lifestyles are part of the bargain.

Dr Robert H Glew and colleagues from the University of novel Mexico, in Albuquerque, took children samples from 121 male and female members of the Fulani, a nomadic African tribe, to assess their cholesterol on a levels and nutrient intake.

The major sources of protein in the Fulani diet are meat and milk, and the main sources of saturated fatty acids are dairy returnss and red palm oil. The findings from the life-current samples showed that the daily protein intake of the Fulani was higher than US-recommend plains In addition, the typical Fulani diet contains lower-than-recommended plains of folate and vitamins B-6 and C which are believed to be heart-protective.

"Despite a diet high in saturated fat, Fulani adults have a lipid profile indicative of a reasonable risk [for] cardiovascular disease," states the investigation "This finding is likely to be paid to their high activity even and their low total life intake."

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