It's clear to most who've done any reading that the PCRM is affiliated with the animal-rights group PETA, at least financially and philosophically. At Christmas, PETA sponsored ads and billboards that featured a droopy Santa looking woefully down the front of his pants, with the admonition that "Santa is not coming this Christmas .. Milk can make you impotent. Soy brings joy" .. http://www.goveg.com/feat/Santa/santa.html (notice the "research" links in that article go to the PCRM website)

They neglect to inform the reader that the liver normally makes 80% of the cholesterol our bodies require to function every single day .. only 20% comes from the diet. If we don't eat enough cholesterol, then the liver will manufacture the remainder anyway.

Eating high fats with high carbs will have a negative effect on cholesterol and heart health, as will consuming transfats from hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils. Eating natural saturated fat will raise cholesterol, but it raises HDL the "good", as well as LDL .. however the type of LDL that's increased by natural saturated fat is now believed to be healthy. A recent study showed that eating pure butter did indeed raise the LDL cholesterol level, but it was the large LDL particle type, which is believed to be beneficial. It's the small dense LDL particles that are bad, and these mostly come from hydrogenated polyunsaturated transfats. Check out this thread in the Research forum .. Butter vs. transfats.

A lowfat vegan-vegetarian diet based on grains and high-glycemic carbs such as corn, wheat and fruits will negatively affect cholesterol and triglyceride levels .. even if the only oils consumed are vegetable-based.

As for erectile dysfunction .. it's well-known that this can be a side effect from cholesterol-lowering drugs, among other meds. Better to use a carb-controlled diet, exercise and supplements to improve cholesterol and heart health, lose weight and improve energy.


Doreen