Let’s look at yet another backwards-thinking study as summarized by Examine.com. While their incredible ignorance may be laugh-inducing, it’s actually quite serious as studies like these feed the extreme misinformation that everything today is built upon, as in all the lies and deceit pushed by the elite’s agendas, and all these studies will ultimately hurt a lot of people.
What was studied?
“The effect of supplementation with bitter melon on total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides.”
You should never interfere with total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol or HDL cholesterol as these are controlled by the body depending on need. Cholesterol is needed by all cells in the body, especially in blood vessels and in the brain. If cholesterol goes up, it’s because it’s needed for tissue repair. If LDL goes up, it’s proof that this lipoprotein is carrying cholesterol to the tissue that needs it. That is a good thing. However, if HDL goes up, it’s a sign that the body has trouble using cholesterol and it’s being brought back to the liver to be excreted or recycled. That is a very bad thing.
And triglycerides are a natural type of fat found in the blood. They are an important source of energy for the body and are necessary for its normal function. Triglycerides are organic compounds consisting of one glycerol molecule and three fatty acid molecules, connected through ester linkages. However, if you have been deceived into consuming toxic carbohydrates, your body will form triglycerides from the breakdown of dietary fats and carbohydrates, thus increasing the levels of triglycerides above normal physiological levels, the same way as with carbohydrates and blood glucose. This will stress the body and cause a lot of damage, mostly from the enzymatic conversion process (oxidation) of making them bio-active.
Who was studied?
“A total of 423 men and women (average ages of 45–60).
The participants included people without known health conditions and people with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, obesity, or knee osteoarthritis.”
Ok, carry on.
How was it studied?
“A meta-analysis of 8 randomized controlled trials was performed. Two trials were conducted in Mexico, and 1 trial each was conducted in India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan, Tanzania, and Korea.
The daily dose of bitter melon ranged from 1,000 mg to 4,500 mg, with one trial administering 100 mg of bitter melon extract (equivalent to approximately 3,000 mg of bitter melon). The comparator was a placebo in all of the trials. The intervention duration ranged from 4 to 12 weeks.”
Well, simply the idiotic idea of administering anything plant-based should tell you that there will be a toxic and damaging effect and that the chemical compounds from the plant will likely interfere with something in the body until it’s been neutralized and excreted. This is always a very bad thing.
What were the results?
“Compared to a placebo, supplementation with bitter melon reduced (improved) total cholesterol (−9.7 mg/dL) and triglycerides (−10.2 mg/dL).
There was high heterogeneity in most of the analyses, and the risk of bias was high in all of the trials.”
You really disappoint me, Examine.com staffers. Reducing total cholesterol is not an “improvement,” it’s a very, very bad and unhealthy thing. It’s idiotic, as you lowered the body’s ability to heal itself! How can you call that an improvement?
This likely happened because some compound in bitter melon, just like several toxic flavonoids (rutin, apigenin, luteolin, etc.) and phytocomponents, inhibits HMG-CoA reductase, the enzyme in cholesterol synthesis, thus reducing de novo cholesterol production within the liver. This enzyme is normally controlled by the body on a need basis. Interfering with it will have very severe complications, as seen with all idiotic and deadly cholesterol lowering drugs such as statins. Lowering cholesterol will not only increase all cellular damage as the body will not be able to repair itself, it will also impact cognitive function as the brain will starve. I’ve covered this in several articles.
Remember, cholesterol levels will be high when your body needs to repair tissue damage after toxic exposure, which will require an inflammatory response (healing response.) That is not the fault or the causation of cholesterol, that is the fault and causation of the toxins you likely consumed through your very bad diet.
If you’re new to the truth about cholesterol, please read my articles “Cholesterol, LDL and HDL 101: They Got It All Backwards,” “Totally Wrong Again About Inflammation and Cholesterol (the Healing Process),” “The Truth About Heart Attacks and Life Essential Cholesterol,” “More on Cholesterol: Natural Animal-Based Foods Can Never Be Unhealthy,” and “Statins Will Kill! Older Adults Should Consume More Saturated Fats and Cholesterol.”
And while a reduction in triglycerides might be a good thing if the levels are unnaturally elevated, high triglycerides is only a problem if you consume carbohydrates or processed foods high in both carbohydrates and fat — something that does not exist in nature, as its only available by consuming processed foods or by combining plant-based edibles high in carbohydrates with seed/vegetable oils. And since this is highly unnatural and does not exist in nature, it is even worse for human physiology than consuming a toxic-ridden serving of vegetables or fruits.
And a reduction in triglycerides after taking a compound or a drug is usually due to pancreatic lipase inhibition, which means that the production of triglycerides from fatty acids and glycerol is temporarily hindered as the pancreas is “attacked” and damaged by that compound. This means that the body cannot produce its own triglycerides, nor can it convert and produce any from the food you consume while this compound is active, blocking the pancreas natural function. This is really bad if repeated, as triglycerides are essential for the body to function properly — especially since they are crucial for energy metabolism and cell membrane integrity, as well as needed for the absorption and utilization of fat-soluble vitamins.
A triglyceride lowering effect can also be from an increased need of omega-3 fatty acids to neutralize and repair the damage from these compounds, as omega-3’s are also needed for cell membrane integrity. If enough triglycerides are available, an increase in omega-3 prioritization and metabolism through beta-oxidation temporarily reduces the need for producing triglycerides, lowering the natural production of them, only leaving what was produced from the consumed food. In turn, that means that your body will use up some of the triglycerides converted and made from food while not producing any on its own when entering a fasted state after the meal, thus reducing the unnatural high levels of triglycerides in the blood down to their normal range.
With all that in mind, if you’re healthy and following an animal-based ketogenic diet, a reduction in naturally occurring triglycerides would be very unhealthy, leading to lowered energy levels, increased cell damage and disrupted bodily processes. Not good at all.
Anything else I need to know?
“The high levels of heterogeneity and poor methodological quality of the trials included in the meta-analysis reduce our confidence in the findings.”
Does not matter as anything plant-based is toxic, just like any man-made chemicals, drugs or “medicines.” The important message is that cholesterol is needed by the body and is also regulated by the body. Do not interfere with it. And if your cholesterol levels are high, it’s because your body is desperately trying to repair all the damage you do to it by your bad diet. Change the diet!
And as for triglycerides, they are a natural compound made by the body in every healthy individual. Only high levels of triglycerides from a bad diet can pose a problem. Again, change the diet!
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