(November 1, 2022 at 5:55 am)arewethereyet Wrote: A little Googling around it's easy to find that consuming sesame seeds MAY lower BP. I can't imagine how much you would have to consume for there to be efficacy.

I think eating a lot of sesame seeds is bad for heart health because of all that methionine in them increasing LDL cholesterol.

Knew a guy years back who consumed highly fattening food. He had a huge stomach, too. Told him he might be contributing to heart disease, but his reasoning for that being unlikely was genetics. Apparently, since there was no history of heart disease in his family, he could eat however he wanted.

(November 2, 2022 at 1:31 am)Tomato Wrote: Knew a guy years back who consumed highly fattening food. He had a huge stomach, too. Told him he might be contributing to heart disease, but his reasoning for that being unlikely was genetics. Apparently, since there was no history of heart disease in his family, he could eat however he wanted.

My family has no history of beheadings. This doesn't make me genetically immune from the consequences of sticking my head into an industrial fan.

Boru

(November 2, 2022 at 1:27 am)FlatAssembler Wrote:

(November 1, 2022 at 5:55 am)arewethereyet Wrote: A little Googling around it's easy to find that consuming sesame seeds MAY lower BP.  I can't imagine how much you would have to consume for there to be efficacy.

I think eating a lot of sesame seeds is bad for heart health because of all that methionine in them increasing LDL cholesterol.

What would you consider 'a lot'?

Boru

(November 2, 2022 at 4:33 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:

(November 2, 2022 at 1:27 am)FlatAssembler Wrote: I think eating a lot of sesame seeds is bad for heart health because of all that methionine in them increasing LDL cholesterol.

What would you consider 'a lot'?

Boru

It's a scientific term meaning 'more than some'.

Give the amount of that amino acid in sesame seeds and the amount it may or may not raise LDL, I don't think eating a sesame roll is much of a risk. It's probably only a concern if you opt for the extra-large bucket of sesame seeds in place of popcorn at the cinema.

Boru

@LadyForCamus What do you think, does eating a lot of sesame seeds decrease your risk of getting a heart attack by lowering your blood pressure, or does it increase your risk of getting a heart attack because of the methionine in it increasing your LDL cholesterol?

(November 2, 2022 at 1:27 am)FlatAssembler Wrote:

(November 1, 2022 at 5:55 am)arewethereyet Wrote: A little Googling around it's easy to find that consuming sesame seeds MAY lower BP.  I can't imagine how much you would have to consume for there to be efficacy.

I think eating a lot of sesame seeds is bad for heart health because of all that methionine in them increasing LDL cholesterol.

Sesame seeds need to be ground up in order to be fully digested, so whole seeds would be an inconsequential risk even if you were eating a sesame-containing product daily.

Tahini (essentially a sesame version of peanut butter) and sesame oil (used in small quantities in Chinese cooking) would be slightly richer in methionine, but I would never eliminate them from my diet because they're delicious.

Did they teach you about methionine in your school? I remember we briefly mentioned it at high-school as an amino-acid with which every protein synthesis starts. I am quite sure that we weren't taught about the dangers of eating too much methionine nor where it is found.

(November 4, 2022 at 8:27 am)FlatAssembler Wrote: Did they teach you about methionine in your school? I remember we briefly mentioned it at high-school as an amino-acid with which every protein synthesis starts. I am quite sure that we weren't taught about the dangers of eating too much methionine nor where it is found.

Were you also taught about the dangers of eating too many bricks?

Boru