Apparent Paradox of Low-Fat “Healthy” Diets
There is a wealth of evidence to suggest that low-fat diets, particularly those rich in fruits and vegetables, are “healthy.” In this article of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, Silaste et al1 report what appears to be a paradox. Feeding a diet low in total fat and saturated fat to 37 healthy women volunteers, even when supplemented with vegetables, berries, and fruit, caused an increase in the plasma levels of oxidized low-density lipoproteins (OxLDL) and lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)].
