Heart surgeon speaks out against PUFA

[staytuned]

http://www.tunedbody.com/heart-surgeon- ... t-illness/

So... a little misleading cause he also speaks out against refined carbs. Which brings me to question whether refined sugar is really something to be used in any sort of quantity. Can anyone share why the below statement is not accurate?

When we consume simple carbohydrates such as sugar, blood sugar rises rapidly. In response, your pancreas secretes insulin whose primary purpose is to drive sugar into each cell where it is stored for energy. If the cell is full and does not need glucose, it is rejected to avoid extra sugar gumming up the works.

When your full cells reject the extra glucose, blood sugar rises producing more insulin and the glucose converts to stored fat.

What does all this have to do with inflammation? Blood sugar is controlled in a very narrow range. Extra sugar molecules attach to a variety of proteins that in turn injure the blood vessel wall. This repeated injury to the blood vessel wall sets off inflammation. When you spike your blood sugar level several times a day, every day, it is exactly like taking sandpaper to the inside of your delicate blood vessels.

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[j.]

When we consume simple carbohydrates such as sugar, blood sugar rises rapidly

It's probably just an assumption he never bothered to check.

People on the forum who measured their blood sugar mentioned it's more stable when they consume simple sugars than when they consume starch.

 

[Blossom]

I read more and it seems like eating the way this heart surgeon recommends would end up being low carb by default. It's great that he speaks out against PUFA but like with so many these days he villifies sugar. Sugar should be used in context to each individuals need of course but to catagorize it with PUFA seems completely false. It's sad that people will read his work and believe it because of his status in our culture as an authority figure when he only got it maybe half right if you believe in a Peat inspired approach. Sugar is an excellent tool for metabolic repair but it needs to be combined with minimizing PUFA for the full effect.