According to John Scharffenberg, MD, Americans generally are eating twice as much protein as they need. Adults sbould consume no more than the equivalent of one cup of legumes a day Too much protein can be deadly. The more one eats, the greater the risk for getting these degenerative diseases. Animal fats, coconut and palm oil and cocoa butter are mostly saturated. In essence, this means that these fats are solid at room temperature,and physiologically, it means that they do a terrific job raising blood cholesterol levels and working with cholesterol to clog arteries and increase the likelihood of death by heart attack.
Cholesterol is made in the liver of all animals and is used for hormone production.
We make all that we need, yet most people get a daily overload from meat, fish, poultry, eggs and dairy products. Extra cholesterol resists breakdown, deposits in tissues and contributes to atherosclerotic plaque. Most vegetable oils, as liquid extracts or as found in foods such as nuts, are unsaturated. They are, like all vegetable foods, cholesterol-free, and they have been regarded as better for our health than animal fats. However, many health practitioners recommend lowering ovetall fat intake, including vegetable fats.