Fats
Anything relating to the consumption of fats is at present an extremely controversial subject about which hardly any two "`authorities" will agree.
The only safe rule for anyone is to eat only the lean parts of meat, to avoid deep-fried foods of all kinds, to avoid lard, pastries and rich puddings, to use limited quantities of butter and cream and to concentrate on the margarines which claim to be "cholesterol-free".
However, even some of these may be suspect because of the processing methods used in their manufacture. Moderate quantities again must be the answer to this problem.
One reason why arthritics should try to avoid the build-up of cholesterol in their veins and arteries is not only to decrease the possibility of coronaries or strokes but because this build-up will inhibit the circulation of the blood, which could be in itself one of the causes of arthritis, particularly when the muscles are affected.
Although it is as well to avoid certain fats and to consume others in limited quantities, investigators have discovered that in many primitive societies people can use large quantities of animal fats daily yet remain free from excess cholesterol until they begin to include in their diet relatively large proportions of "civilized" food, i.e., white sugar, white flour and other devitalized carbohydrates.
08.01.2007. 16:44
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