Dr. Christianson is a Naturopathic Endocrinologist and the author of The Adrenal Reset Diet. But I know him as a thyroid expert. I'm currently taking his Thyroid Reset course. He's a 3/4.
Here are some excerpts:
High fat diets might be popular, but did you know that for roughly 20% of the population it can raise your risk of Alzheimer’s disease by up to 10 fold?
The APOE gene affects the size of our chylomicrons, which means that it changes how we metabolize fats throughout our body. It is true for our blood stream, as well as in our brain. So, fats and cholesterol are transported differently based directly on these chylomicrons in our body.
Think about it like this. When I think of chylomicrons I think of carts in a mine, you know those carts that sit on tracks and transport the coal from inside of the mine to the great outdoors? These are like the chylomicrons in our body which help move fats around. If they are too big, we are less able to get the “coal” out from the mine – it is all about size, which determines how well you move fats throughout your body.
If you have the 4 genotype, higher fat diets and higher amounts of saturated fat are not likely safe for you. They are more apt to raise the risks of Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and stroke.
3/4 and 4/4
For this combination, it is better to be lower in overall fat consumption. Fat calories are able to make up 15 – 20% of your total caloric intake for these types. The best fat types are polyunsaturated and monounsaturated.
I'm especially surprised that he would recommend corn oil, sunflower oil, and canola oil.You might have noticed that the main fat types we noted for each of these genotypes included monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Let’s look into how we can get more of each into our diets.
We can bring more polyunsaturated fats into our diets with:
*Corn Oil
*Sunflower Oil
*Fatty fish, such as salmon, mackerel, herring and trout
We can find monounsaturated fats in:
*Olive Oil
*Canola Oil
*Peanut Oil
*Sesame Oil
I don't see any medical references for his recommendations about ApoE status and fat intake, and I see no way to comment on the article. Does he not know about glucose hypometabolism in the brain of ApoE4 carriers?
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