whey + pb powder bev: [22.4g / 104 cal] + [6g / 60 cal] == 28.4g / 164 cal = .1732 p.idx "S-"
... palatable enough. 1 srv PB powder alone can suffice to mask the whey plainness.
At [$6.50 / 14 srv = $.46/srv] vs. Guittard cocoa [$9.99 / 45 srv = $.22/srv], the cocoa is by far cheaper than PB2.
yogurt
chopped salad: romaine, tomato, chickpea, carrot, pickled cherry pepper, grnd trky, parm/rom chz, oil+vinegar
+ 1/2 ciabatta
fix Thu out punch
PTO req
pay bills
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MCT (Medium-Chain Triglyceride) oil is a popular nostrum believed to lower LDL ("bad" cholesterol) but there's little statistically significant evidence that it does what people think it does. It probably doesn't hurt, probably doesn't help much at all.
Harvard Medical School identified a "portfolio" of dietary influences that lower serum LDL by around 13%
tl;dr the diet:
- a daily "handful" of nuts (teehee)
- - USDA sets 1 srv = 1 oz nuts, ~1/4 cup. That's about a "handful", so why not just say 1 srv / da.
- 2 tsp of sterol-enriched margarine (e.g. Benecol, Take Control)
- 2 srv / da soy foods e.g. soy milk, soy burgers
- 2 srv / da soluble-fiber-rich foods e.g. oatmeal, barley, okra, eggplant etc.
All subjects (control and test diet) followed a "heart-healthy" diet low in sat.fat and rich in plant foods (fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grains). The test subjects measured 13% lower LDL than the controls. That's the science equivalent of smoking-gun evidence.