How bad is saturated fat?

tumsbums

Hello! I'm 20, living mostly sedentary
I have to follow a strict diet plan every day, and I try not to question it... however one problem I'm having is the amount of fat I eat each day, specifically saturated fat!

each day fat wise I eat : 2 pots of full fat yogurt
a babybel cheese (full fat)
A cup of milk
a biscuit of some kind
eggs
30g nuts

This is every day, and then I also get some kind of sat fat at dinner, eg Lasagne.

I can end up having around 30g sat fat a day and 90g of fat! I know fat is good for you but I have also heard how sat fat is not so good for you!

I really don't know much about nutrition though and was wondering is you could give any advise on my worries! haha

Thankyou!

agrasso88

Saturated fat is a superfood and will not kill you. Stay away from trans fats and cooking with unsaturated fats. Leave the fat on meat, eat nuts, eggs, bacon, eat grass fed butter and coconut oil.

Doing this will see your HDL cholesterol rise and LDL and Triglyceride's fall.

I average 90 grams of saturated fat each day out of 160 grams of fat intake.

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agrasso88

Saturated fat is a superfood and will not kill you. Stay away from trans fats and cooking with unsaturated fats. Leave the fat on meat, eat nuts, eggs, bacon, eat grass fed butter and coconut oil.

Doing this will see your HDL cholesterol rise and LDL and Triglyceride's fall.

What's a superfood?

It's a super food to eat. Keeps you full and helps transport nutrients.

accelerashawn

Saturated fat is a superfood and will not kill you. Stay away from trans fats and cooking with unsaturated fats. Leave the fat on meat, eat nuts, eggs, bacon, eat grass fed butter and coconut oil.

Doing this will see your HDL cholesterol rise and LDL and Triglyceride's fall.

What's a superfood?

It's a super food to eat. Keeps you full and helps transport nutrients.

Did you say not to cook with unsaturated fats??

ksolksol

Depends on what works for you. When I switched from skim to full-fat, my cholesterol didn't budge (it's low already) and my triglycerides went down. And I'm happier eating full-fat. Others may find that saturated fat has ill consequences.

The debate is ongoing still on saturated fat from natural sources. The consensus on trans-fats is that they're not good for you in any quantities.

I'm a firm believer in experimenting until you find what works for you.

deansdad101

Hello! I'm 20, living mostly sedentary
I have to follow a strict diet plan every day, and I try not to question it... however one problem I'm having is the amount of fat I eat each day, specifically saturated fat!

each day fat wise I eat : 2 pots of full fat yogurt
a babybel cheese (full fat)
A cup of milk
a biscuit of some kind
eggs
30g nuts

This is every day, and then I also get some kind of sat fat at dinner, eg Lasagne.

I can end up having around 30g sat fat a day and 90g of fat! I know fat is good for you but I have also heard how sat fat is not so good for you!

I really don't know much about nutrition though and was wondering is you could give any advise on my worries! haha

Thankyou!

Tums;

I have no clue what a "super food" is but,

Without knowing the specific reason why you...

"have to follow a strict diet plan every day, and I try not to question it..."

...it's difficult to comment on any specific nutrient (it may be that there is a valid medical reason why you are restricted).

BUT, if your "fear" of sat fats (really, all fats - except trans) is based simply on what "somebody told me", "I read on the internet", or even "my doc told me" (yes, docs can be, and ARE misinformed or unaware at times), I would suggest that you seriously re-evaluate your decision to.....

"...try not to question it..."

It's YOUR body, your health, and you can continue to buy in to the (unproven) hype re fats if you wish - that's certainly the "easy way" out, OR, you can educate yourself by reading current research, study results (such as they are), and ask the basic question - "if low cal / low fat diets are so great, why have obesity and T2D rates skyrocketed since you told us to use them?"

Were I you, I'd be MUCH more worried about the carbs in the lasagne (and I LOVE lasagne), than the sat fats.

Here's a start:
http://eatingacademy.com/nutrition/how-did-we-come-to-believe-saturated-fat-and-cholesterol-are-bad-for-us

And while the book referenced in the article is great, it's also very long and very clinical in parts which makes it a tough "first read".

This one is by the same author and much easier for the layperson.

Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It [Kindle Edition]
Gary Taubes

Gotta run, my deep fried butter chunks and mushrooms are almost done.

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kgeyser

Saturated fat is a superfood and will not kill you. Stay away from trans fats and cooking with unsaturated fats. Leave the fat on meat, eat nuts, eggs, bacon, eat grass fed butter and coconut oil.

Doing this will see your HDL cholesterol rise and LDL and Triglyceride's fall.

What's a superfood?

It's a super food to eat. Keeps you full and helps transport nutrients.

So a burger would be a superfood? It fills me up and has nutrients.

Yes. Yes it would.

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deansdad101

What's a superfood?

It's a super food to eat. Keeps you full and helps transport nutrients.

So a burger would be a superfood? It fills me up and has nutrients.

Without the bun, yes it's very good for those who understand the science and don't buy into the misinformation propagated by those with a vested interest to do so.

It's not just about the nutrients (although certainly count) - it's the GOOD fats.

The word "superfood" doesn't exist in my lexicon but to each his/her own.

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Hornsby

deansdad101

So then explain to me please how a burger goes from being a superfood without the bun but once you include the bun it is no longer a superfood.

What specific propaganda are you talking about?

MrM;

First, I never said it's a "superfood" (specifically said the word doesn't exist in my lexicon)

Next, the explanation you seek is provided (by those much wiser than I) in the links shared above - if you chose to read them and possibly expose yourself to that which might challenge your current "beliefs".

And finally, I don't believe I used the word "propaganda" (might have though because it qualifies), but rather "misinformation" - as in recommendations NOT based on solid science.

I prefer the word "myth" which both this thread and countless others demonstrate the use of on a daily basis.

Hornsby

What's a superfood?

It's a super food to eat. Keeps you full and helps transport nutrients.

So a burger would be a superfood? It fills me up and has nutrients.

Without the bun, yes it's very good for those who understand the science and don't buy into the misinformation propagated by those with a vested interest to do so.

It's not just about the nutrients (although certainly count) - it's the GOOD fats.

The word "superfood" doesn't exist in my lexicon but to each his/her own.

So then explain to me please how a burger goes from being a superfood without the bun but once you include the bun it is no longer a superfood.

What specific propaganda are you talking about?

Cause when you add carbs, it's the devil's doing.

Hornsby

So then explain to me please how a burger goes from being a superfood without the bun but once you include the bun it is no longer a superfood.

What specific propaganda are you talking about?

MrM;

First, I never said it's a "superfood" (specifically said the word doesn't exist in my lexicon)

Next, the explanation you seek is provided (by those much wiser than I) in the links shared above - if you chose to read them and possibly expose yourself to that which might challenge your current "beliefs".

And finally, I don't believe I used the word "propaganda" (might have though because it qualifies), but rather "misinformation" - as in recommendations NOT based on solid science.

I prefer the word "myth" which both this thread and countless others demonstrate the use of on a daily basis.

You actually replied to a the question "Is a burger a superfood?" with the direct answer of "without a bun, yes...

Too me, that implies that you were calling a burger a superfood...

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Alluminati

What's a superfood?

It's a super food to eat. Keeps you full and helps transport nutrients.

So a burger would be a superfood? It fills me up and has nutrients.

Without the bun, yes it's very good for those who understand the science and don't buy into the misinformation propagated by those with a vested interest to do so.

It's not just about the nutrients (although certainly count) - it's the GOOD fats.

The word "superfood" doesn't exist in my lexicon but to each his/her own.

So then explain to me please how a burger goes from being a superfood without the bun but once you include the bun it is no longer a superfood.

What specific propaganda are you talking about?

Cause when you add carbs, it's the devil's doing.

deansdad101

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Uhhh, I'm done debating with you faceless members with no proof of application or substance to their spewing. Don't post nonsense websites. Try speaking from you knowledge, not like a drone.

MrM:

It wasn't a "debate" (by any intelligent understanding of the word).

The "proof" is there for the taking by those willing to open their minds and decide for themselves to accept or reject.

Name calling and denial, the traits of one trapped by their ideology when confronted by science that questions their beliefs.

But hey.....since 3% of the scientists in the world don't believe in climate change, that PROVES it's not real, doesn't it?

Hornsby

I'm still confused on what is supposed to be being "proven"....and I haven't seen any science in this thread....

FunkyTobias

What's a superfood?

It's a super food to eat. Keeps you full and helps transport nutrients.

So a burger would be a superfood? It fills me up and has nutrients.

Without the bun, yes it's very good for those who understand the science and don't buy into the misinformation propagated by those with a vested interest to do so.

It's not just about the nutrients (although certainly count) - it's the GOOD fats.

The word "superfood" doesn't exist in my lexicon but to each his/her own.

So then explain to me please how a burger goes from being a superfood without the bun but once you include the bun it is no longer a superfood.

What specific propaganda are you talking about?

Cause when you add carbs, it's the devil's doing.

Valrotha

Here's a link to a good article on webmd regarding various types of fats...

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/good-fats-bad-fats

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deansdad101

I'm still confused on what is supposed to be being "proven"....and I haven't seen any science in this thread....

Horn;

Nobody (at least in my case) said *anything* was being "proven"......rather that studies, science, and theories exist (and are gradually becoming more "mainstream") which challenge the "conventional wisdom" constantly regurgitated both by many medical "professionals" and especially by those so locked in to their dogma as to be unwilling to even consider (much less be bothered to read and research), that which might challenge what they just "know" is true.

Not much different (to steal a line from one of sources referenced above) than those that just KNEW the sun revolved around the earth.

"It's just COMMON SENSE - the sun comes up on one side of the earth and goes down on the other side every day - why can't you see that?

Common sense, isn't actually all that "common", nor is it (often times) "sense" - despite what one's "lying eyes" might WANT to believe.

As to your "....I haven't seen any science....." comment - if you haven't, it's because you haven't looked hard enough.

The links provided are merely a gateway to a wealth of "science" (some of it documented with studies, some of it anecdotal and yet to be "proven" beyond doubt but all of it at least as scientifically "valid" as that upon which the "common wisdom" (like low cal / low fat e.g.) is based.

To accept it or deny it is every person's personal decision but at least they ought (IMO) expose themselves to it and learn enough to be able to make an informed decision as to whom they chose to believe and more importantly WHY?

"He's just an atkins nut" (which "he" (me) is NOT, and,
"Carbs are the work of the devil" (which is about as intelligent a response as I would expect to receive from the telephone pole in my front yard),

are hardly the mark of an open mind - especially when they emanate from one who's entire depth of knowledge of the subject is "it's a fad" or "I read it on the internet".

Name calling and recantations of the "gospel according to...." only provide fodder for those who question the motivations of those who are forced to revert to those tactics.

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Hornsby

You mentioned "proof" being available...hence, my use of the word "proven".

It's not that complicated.

As for the rest of your comment, it's just a whole lot of words without saying much.

Hornsby

I'm still confused on what is supposed to be being "proven"....and I haven't seen any science in this thread....

I think at this point it's best if we don't even bother. Someone is far out there. Unless you want a headache deciphering riddles and catchy one liners, I would just smile, nod and walk away.

Meh, it keeps me away from the devilish carbs....lol.