I compared the 2 lists I had made and came up with 3 categories: opposite results (one list says to avoid and the other says to embrace), on both "avoid" lists, and on both "please eat" lists.
“Avoid” on one list but “please eat" on the other:
Butter (cholesterol avoid vs inflammation embrace)
Citrus fruits (inflammation avoid vs cholesterol embrace)
Peppers (inflammation avoid) vs red peppers (cholesterol embrace)
Whole grains (inflammation avoid vs cholesterol embrace)
“Avoid” on both lists:
Egg yolks
Meats/Fatty meats
Simple carbs (white sugar, white flour)
Transfatty acids
“Please eat” on both lists:
Olive oil (extra-virgin)
Omega-3 fats
Fatty fish
Mackerel trout
Herring
Sardines
Tuna
Salmon
Beans (legumes)
Almonds
Ground flax seed (eating flax seed without grinding it is useless as your body can't break down it's husk)
Hazelnuts
Peanuts
Pecans
Pine nuts
Pistachio nuts
Walnuts
Dark chocolate
Apples
Blueberries
Cranberries (for inflammation) vs cranberry juice (for cholesterol)
Grapes (red) and grape juice
Sweet potatoes
Garlic
Ginger
Tumeric
(canola oil was on both lists for some sites, yet there seems to be a lot of controversy about it, so I'm just leaving it here at the bottom)
Have you ever read Dr Oz's book? He talks a LOT about immflamation. I have the book if you would like to borrow it. I do remember sugar being one of his biggest no-no's. Thanks for all the info! I learned a lot!
ReplyDeleteWhich book? I have "You on a Diet" but I haven't read it recently.
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