Facts you might not know about a high fat diet

There are mixed results from studies of a high fat diet. One says this diet can raise good cholesterol. Another says it can increase the risk of Alzheimers. A British study says that high fats diets reduce seizure risks in kids who have epilepsy, while a US study says the same diet can damage the brain. There are other studies supporting both views. One links a high fats diet to increased risk of breast cancer, another says that a diet rich in fats can improve the health of diabetics. So which view is correct? It is possible that a higher fat menu can help certain conditions and increase the risk of others.

A recent study at the University of South Carolina in Charleston shows that rats fed on a diet of high trans fats of 10% hydrogenated fats and 2% cholesterol showed learning difficulties and damage to learning and memory centers. Their brethren fed on a soy bean oil fats diet did not show this damage.

A report from Britain found that consuming a high fats diet may put you at risk for Alzheimers. Two studies for the U.S. and Britain show that high fat, low carbs diets can reduce the number of seizures in children with severe epilepsy. This treatment has been around since the 1920s, before the advent of anti-seizure drugs, however there are epilepsy cases which are resistant to these drugs and so the higher fats diet as treatment in these cases is making a comeback. In the British study one child who despite several anti-seizure drugs would have 10-20 seizures a day, dropped to 2-3 seizures a week. In the American study children averaged 410 seizures a month even on medication. 27% had a 90% decrease in seizures after a year on the higher fat diet.

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