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Xylitol is less harmful for the teeth than sugar. But xylitol in certain amounts can cause bloating and loose stools. Erythritol, which is another sugar alcohol (polyol), does not cause bloating and also has no calories.

You still have green leafy vegetables and seeds (sunflower, pistachios..) that are high in potassium. Vegetables are also high in magnesium, while fruits in general are not. Vitamin C is in both fruits and vegetables. I think the confusion comes from all those dietary guidelines on major health...

I believe eating fruits OR vegetables can be good for you, and I believe fruits are not mandatory. Fruits are high in potassium, but so are potatoes, green leafy vegetables and beans. 70% of folate can be destroyed by cooking but only 25-50% of other vitamins...

Your numbers are for 2 eggs, that's 100 g. For example, 100 grams of beef can have 12 g saturated fat and "only" 84 mg cholesterol. Eggs just seem to be convenient for studies about blood cholesterol, but I agree other foods, like shrimps (very low in all types of fat and 187 mg...

Usually only little starch breaks down into glucose by cooking. You need digestive enzymes to break down starch.

I understood your post that exercise may temporarily raise LDL. But someone can think that, in general, exercise is good to lower LDL levels, which may not be true. But weight loss, no matter if from exercise or diet, can lower LDL.

Yes, it could be good to have a thread about the effect of dietary cholesterol on blood cholesterol. They usually use eggs in studies because they are high in cholesterol and low in saturated fat, so they can exclude the effect of saturated fat on blood cholesterol. Small dense LDL particles...

It is usually said that polyols are "poorly absorbed" in the small intestine, so I should correct my above statement that they are "not absorbed." In one study in individuals with ileostomy: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7859694 "...the metabolizable energy value of the polyols for 2 x 15...

Yes, exactly: egg restriction recommendation should not be generalized to all individuals, but some individuals could still benefit from the restriction. The OP mentioned having a "hereditary cholesterol problem i.e LDL is consistently too high." I'm well aware cholesterol restriction is now not...

Polyols are not absorbed in the small intestine, so they travel to the colon where normal bacteria convert them mostly into short-chain fatty acids (SCFA), which are then absorbed and can provide about 2-3 Calories per gram of polyols. So, you do get calories from polyols--not in the form of...

According to one estimation, in about 30% of people high dietary cholesterol intake results in increased cholesterol levels (cholesterol hyperresponders) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16340654 "...dietary cholesterol increases the concentrations of both circulating LDL and high-density...

Diabetes can affect the nerves (diabetic neuropathy), which could result in rapid gastric (stomach) emptying. They are investigations for that but they do not involve colonoscopy. When diabetes affects intestinal motility, bacteria can overgrow in the small intestine and could cause diarrhea...

You need some fat because 2 fatty acids are essential. I don't think going below 10% fat is a good idea. Fat alone does not increase LDL cholesterol. What can raise your LDL cholesterol: - High trans fat intake: foods with partly hydrogenated oils, often in fast food, certain margarines. A...

Paracetamol or aspirin can lower the body temperature. Herbs, green tea, nasal irrigation (neti pot) and vitamin C and D have not been proven effective. http://www.ehealthstar.com/what-is-the-difference-between-cold-and-flu.php

After switching to low-carb, do you consume less fruits, fruit juices and soda (which is often sweetened by high fructose corn syrup)? If you have fructose malabsorption, then foods that contain more fructose than glucose (apples, pears, mango, honey, foods sweetened by HFCS...) and foods with...