Fatty meals may impair artery function

We finally discovered why a single high-fat meal can cause angina chest pain.

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This effect could certainly help explain the findings in Low Carb Diets and Coronary Blood Flow (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/low-c.... What about so-called healthy fats like extra virgin olive oil? That’s the subject of my next video: Olive Oil and Artery Function (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/olive....

For more on angina, that’s the topic I started my 2014 year-in-review talk with: From Table to Able: Combating Disabling Diseases with Food (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/from-....

Another consequence of endothelial dysfunction is lack of blood flow to other organs. Check out: Survival of the Firmest: Erectile Dysfunction (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/survi...) and Death and Atkins Diet: Trouble Keeping It Up (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/atkin....

Fat in the blood stream can also impair our ability to control blood sugar levels. See:
• What Causes Insulin Resistance? (http://nutritionfacts.org/what-causes...)
• The Spillover Effect Links Obesity to Diabetes (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-s...)
• Lipotoxicity: How Saturated Fat Raises Blood Sugar (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/lipot...)

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