is low fat dieting that good for you...
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Low fat dieting is excellent.
You will find people here, meaning on this forum, that are on a low carb diet, so they will say fat is good for you.
For the sake of argument, I am going to call them Atkin's type dieter or Paleo (high fat, high protein, low carb), the new Atkin's diet is lower fat, higher protein and still low carb.
low fat dieters (myself and other vegetarians and vegans) will argue that essential fat found in plants are good for you but animal fat is not (saturated, trans, and there is a new man-made fat now which I don't remember the name right now).
No one will argue that there are essential fats and they are needed. Essential because our bodies do not produce them and we need to eat them.
The argument is where are these essential fats found. I have learned that they are found only in plants, some will argue otherwise, but we can agree to disagree.
For me, low-fat dieting is really the way to go, unless you do not mind being in a state of ketosis all the time, then you can eat high fats, high protein.
I do moderate fats (60g+) and moderate protein (120g+) and there is not way I am ever in ketosis as I eat between 150g and 250g of carbs a day, so I would say the last sentence has a false logic.
I don't know what type of diet you are on then. That's fine, either way, low fat is a great to diet.0 -
Low fat dieting is excellent.
You will find people here, meaning on this forum, that are on a low carb diet, so they will say fat is good for you.
For the sake of argument, I am going to call them Atkin's type dieter or Paleo (high fat, high protein, low carb), the new Atkin's diet is lower fat, higher protein and still low carb.
low fat dieters (myself and other vegetarians and vegans) will argue that essential fat found in plants are good for you but animal fat is not (saturated, trans, and there is a new man-made fat now which I don't remember the name right now).
No one will argue that there are essential fats and they are needed. Essential because our bodies do not produce them and we need to eat them.
The argument is where are these essential fats found. I have learned that they are found only in plants, some will argue otherwise, but we can agree to disagree.
For me, low-fat dieting is really the way to go, unless you do not mind being in a state of ketosis all the time, then you can eat high fats, high protein.
I do moderate fats (60g+) and moderate protein (120g+) and there is not way I am ever in ketosis as I eat between 150g and 250g of carbs a day, so I would say the last sentence has a false logic.
I don't know what type of diet you are on then. That's fine, either way, low fat is a great to diet.
She is eating what might be termed a balanced diet, instead of low this, or low that.
Balance is generally considered rather a positive thing.0 -
thanks so much everyone!0
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Low fat dieting is excellent.
You will find people here, meaning on this forum, that are on a low carb diet, so they will say fat is good for you.
For the sake of argument, I am going to call them Atkin's type dieter or Paleo (high fat, high protein, low carb), the new Atkin's diet is lower fat, higher protein and still low carb.
low fat dieters (myself and other vegetarians and vegans) will argue that essential fat found in plants are good for you but animal fat is not (saturated, trans, and there is a new man-made fat now which I don't remember the name right now).
No one will argue that there are essential fats and they are needed. Essential because our bodies do not produce them and we need to eat them.
The argument is where are these essential fats found. I have learned that they are found only in plants, some will argue otherwise, but we can agree to disagree.
For me, low-fat dieting is really the way to go, unless you do not mind being in a state of ketosis all the time, then you can eat high fats, high protein.
I do moderate fats (60g+) and moderate protein (120g+) and there is not way I am ever in ketosis as I eat between 150g and 250g of carbs a day, so I would say the last sentence has a false logic.
I don't know what type of diet you are on then. That's fine, either way, low fat is a great to diet.
She is eating what might be termed a balanced diet, instead of low this, or low that.
Balance is generally considered rather a positive thing.
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Explain to me why saturated fat is bad.Low fat dieting is excellent.
You will find people here, meaning on this forum, that are on a low carb diet, so they will say fat is good for you.
For the sake of argument, I am going to call them Atkin's type dieter or Paleo (high fat, high protein, low carb), the new Atkin's diet is lower fat, higher protein and still low carb.
low fat dieters (myself and other vegetarians and vegans) will argue that essential fat found in plants are good for you but animal fat is not (saturated, trans, and there is a new man-made fat now which I don't remember the name right now).
No one will argue that there are essential fats and they are needed. Essential because our bodies do not produce them and we need to eat them.
The argument is where are these essential fats found. I have learned that they are found only in plants, some will argue otherwise, but we can agree to disagree.
For me, low-fat dieting is really the way to go, unless you do not mind being in a state of ketosis all the time, then you can eat high fats, high protein.0 -
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"You need some fat in your diet, or your body can't process it's vitamins!" - Julia Child0 -
One lovely side effect of eating a really low fat diet is constipation.
For normal people, low fat is not necessary for weight loss. Low saturated fat is a good idea for heart health, though.
I am on a low-fat diet per my doctor's orders. I have a digestive disorder that makes it hard for my liver to tolerate large amounts of fats at one time. I have to spread my healthy fats out in small amounts throughout the day. If I eat too much at once, I become violently ill, and involuntarily "purge" out both ends (TMI, I know.)
Anyway, I eat a low fat diet and have NO trouble with constipation. I eat plenty of high fiber carb foods, though. All my numbers have come back great on blood tests, and eating low fat has not proven to be unhealthy for me. It makes it super easy for me to maintain a great BMI and good cholesterol levels.
When it comes to weight loss, it's all about the calories. But everybody is different in the way they process their macros (like me and my fat sensitivity) so it's up to the individual to decide where those calories will come from. :drinker:0 -
Explain to me why saturated fat is bad.Low fat dieting is excellent.
You will find people here, meaning on this forum, that are on a low carb diet, so they will say fat is good for you.
For the sake of argument, I am going to call them Atkin's type dieter or Paleo (high fat, high protein, low carb), the new Atkin's diet is lower fat, higher protein and still low carb.
low fat dieters (myself and other vegetarians and vegans) will argue that essential fat found in plants are good for you but animal fat is not (saturated, trans, and there is a new man-made fat now which I don't remember the name right now).
No one will argue that there are essential fats and they are needed. Essential because our bodies do not produce them and we need to eat them.
The argument is where are these essential fats found. I have learned that they are found only in plants, some will argue otherwise, but we can agree to disagree.
For me, low-fat dieting is really the way to go, unless you do not mind being in a state of ketosis all the time, then you can eat high fats, high protein.
I would like to know also as there are a lot of saturated fatty acids that are actually beneficial such as stearic acid which occurs in animal fats and milk. Stearic acid has been shown to lower LDL and to be HDL neutral.0 -
Not to mention the effect of a low fat diet on particle sizes of LDL lipoproteins.......basically a low fat diet reduces the size of the particles, hence the reduction in total cholesterol, but smaller particles are also more atherogenic. Also a low fat diet (higher carb diet) has a pretty negative effect on HDL, it lowers it, and despite lower cholesterol numbers if peoples HDL isn't at a decent number no lower effect of LDL is going to help, which has been confirmed by more recent studies that really only confirms what we already knew 30 years ago which is, it's not Total Cholesterol that should be worrisome, but the relationship of HDL/LDL and of course CRP, Lp{a}, trigs in the blood yada, yada.
Explain to me why saturated fat is bad.Low fat dieting is excellent.
You will find people here, meaning on this forum, that are on a low carb diet, so they will say fat is good for you.
For the sake of argument, I am going to call them Atkin's type dieter or Paleo (high fat, high protein, low carb), the new Atkin's diet is lower fat, higher protein and still low carb.
low fat dieters (myself and other vegetarians and vegans) will argue that essential fat found in plants are good for you but animal fat is not (saturated, trans, and there is a new man-made fat now which I don't remember the name right now).
No one will argue that there are essential fats and they are needed. Essential because our bodies do not produce them and we need to eat them.
The argument is where are these essential fats found. I have learned that they are found only in plants, some will argue otherwise, but we can agree to disagree.
For me, low-fat dieting is really the way to go, unless you do not mind being in a state of ketosis all the time, then you can eat high fats, high protein.
I would like to know also as there are a lot of saturated fatty acids that are actually beneficial such as stearic acid which occurs in animal fats and milk. Stearic acid has been shown to lower LDL and to be HDL neutral.0 -
Low fat dieting is excellent.
You will find people here, meaning on this forum, that are on a low carb diet, so they will say fat is good for you.
For the sake of argument, I am going to call them Atkin's type dieter or Paleo (high fat, high protein, low carb), the new Atkin's diet is lower fat, higher protein and still low carb.
low fat dieters (myself and other vegetarians and vegans) will argue that essential fat found in plants are good for you but animal fat is not (saturated, trans, and there is a new man-made fat now which I don't remember the name right now).
No one will argue that there are essential fats and they are needed. Essential because our bodies do not produce them and we need to eat them.
The argument is where are these essential fats found. I have learned that they are found only in plants, some will argue otherwise, but we can agree to disagree.
For me, low-fat dieting is really the way to go, unless you do not mind being in a state of ketosis all the time, then you can eat high fats, high protein.
I do moderate fats (60g+) and moderate protein (120g+) and there is not way I am ever in ketosis as I eat between 150g and 250g of carbs a day, so I would say the last sentence has a false logic.
I am going to average out your numbers when possible.
Carbs 200 grams = 800 calories
Fats 60 grams = 540 calories
120 grams of protein = 480 calories
So you are eating on average, about 1820 calories a day.
What is your source of fat (type of food)? 60 grams is very little for me to actually measure out so I am curious. If it comes from eating meat, then you are eating half of your calories from fat when eating meat. Curious!0 -
Not to mention the effect of a low fat diet on particle sizes of LDL lipoproteins.......basically a low fat diet reduces the size of the particles, hence the reduction in total cholesterol, but smaller particles are also more atherogenic. Also a low fat diet (higher carb diet) has a pretty negative effect on HDL, it lowers it, and despite lower cholesterol numbers if peoples HDL isn't at a decent number no lower effect of LDL is going to help, which has been confirmed by more recent studies that really only confirms what we already knew 30 years ago which is, it's not Total Cholesterol that should be worrisome, but the relationship of HDL/LDL and of course CRP, Lp{a}, trigs in the blood yada, yada.
Explain to me why saturated fat is bad.Low fat dieting is excellent.
You will find people here, meaning on this forum, that are on a low carb diet, so they will say fat is good for you.
For the sake of argument, I am going to call them Atkin's type dieter or Paleo (high fat, high protein, low carb), the new Atkin's diet is lower fat, higher protein and still low carb.
low fat dieters (myself and other vegetarians and vegans) will argue that essential fat found in plants are good for you but animal fat is not (saturated, trans, and there is a new man-made fat now which I don't remember the name right now).
No one will argue that there are essential fats and they are needed. Essential because our bodies do not produce them and we need to eat them.
The argument is where are these essential fats found. I have learned that they are found only in plants, some will argue otherwise, but we can agree to disagree.
For me, low-fat dieting is really the way to go, unless you do not mind being in a state of ketosis all the time, then you can eat high fats, high protein.
I would like to know also as there are a lot of saturated fatty acids that are actually beneficial such as stearic acid which occurs in animal fats and milk. Stearic acid has been shown to lower LDL and to be HDL neutral.
Why is saturated fat bad? I never said saturated fat is bad. I said low fat dieting is excellent. Listen up.0 -
I thought this was debunked in 1988.0
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Not to mention the effect of a low fat diet on particle sizes of LDL lipoproteins.......basically a low fat diet reduces the size of the particles, hence the reduction in total cholesterol, but smaller particles are also more atherogenic. Also a low fat diet (higher carb diet) has a pretty negative effect on HDL, it lowers it, and despite lower cholesterol numbers if peoples HDL isn't at a decent number no lower effect of LDL is going to help, which has been confirmed by more recent studies that really only confirms what we already knew 30 years ago which is, it's not Total Cholesterol that should be worrisome, but the relationship of HDL/LDL and of course CRP, Lp{a}, trigs in the blood yada, yada.
Explain to me why saturated fat is bad.Low fat dieting is excellent.
You will find people here, meaning on this forum, that are on a low carb diet, so they will say fat is good for you.
For the sake of argument, I am going to call them Atkin's type dieter or Paleo (high fat, high protein, low carb), the new Atkin's diet is lower fat, higher protein and still low carb.
low fat dieters (myself and other vegetarians and vegans) will argue that essential fat found in plants are good for you but animal fat is not (saturated, trans, and there is a new man-made fat now which I don't remember the name right now).
No one will argue that there are essential fats and they are needed. Essential because our bodies do not produce them and we need to eat them.
The argument is where are these essential fats found. I have learned that they are found only in plants, some will argue otherwise, but we can agree to disagree.
For me, low-fat dieting is really the way to go, unless you do not mind being in a state of ketosis all the time, then you can eat high fats, high protein.
I would like to know also as there are a lot of saturated fatty acids that are actually beneficial such as stearic acid which occurs in animal fats and milk. Stearic acid has been shown to lower LDL and to be HDL neutral.
Why is saturated fat bad? I never said saturated fat is bad. I said low fat dieting is excellent. Listen up.
You insinuated that it was bad. Chill....0 -
Low fat dieting is excellent.
You will find people here, meaning on this forum, that are on a low carb diet, so they will say fat is good for you.
For the sake of argument, I am going to call them Atkin's type dieter or Paleo (high fat, high protein, low carb), the new Atkin's diet is lower fat, higher protein and still low carb.
low fat dieters (myself and other vegetarians and vegans) will argue that essential fat found in plants are good for you but animal fat is not (saturated, trans, and there is a new man-made fat now which I don't remember the name right now).
No one will argue that there are essential fats and they are needed. Essential because our bodies do not produce them and we need to eat them.
The argument is where are these essential fats found. I have learned that they are found only in plants, some will argue otherwise, but we can agree to disagree.
For me, low-fat dieting is really the way to go, unless you do not mind being in a state of ketosis all the time, then you can eat high fats, high protein.
I do moderate fats (60g+) and moderate protein (120g+) and there is not way I am ever in ketosis as I eat between 150g and 250g of carbs a day, so I would say the last sentence has a false logic.
I am going to average out your numbers when possible.
Carbs 200 grams = 800 calories
Fats 60 grams = 540 calories
120 grams of protein = 480 calories
So you are eating on average, about 1820 calories a day.
What is your source of fat (type of food)? 60 grams is very little for me to actually measure out so I am curious. If it comes from eating meat, then you are eating half of your calories from fat when eating meat. Curious!
Yes - I eat on average about 1,900 - 2,000 a day...your point? Oh, I am a vegetarian. My fats come from a mix of different foods....you know, the balance thing again.
ETA: I am actually a bit confused by your first sentence - are you saying that 60g + is low fat? I also do not understand the logic of the last sentence - but that's a moot point as I do not eat meat.0 -
low fat is a fad that won't die.
We've had low-fat fad, low-carbs fad .. quickly I will write the low-protein fad book before someone else does
There are people out there who need to restrict their protein to survive. I am one of those people. I consume 30-35 grams of intact protein per day, consuming more than that is toxic and can cause neurological distress and can render the person mentally incapacitated, it has also resulted in many deaths. incase you're not familiar with it, it's what is known as an inborn error of metabolism. it's nothing to joke about.
Ok, so some people might need a low protein diet due to a medical condition. But, this would only affect a handful of people and is certainly not the norm.
I'm pretty sure the poster was not "joking" about your medical condition. It was a response to the tendency of perfectly healthy and normal people to restrict one macro or another in order to achieve weight loss. It's yo-yo dieting and it never works long term.0 -
I pretty much hate all fad diets, diets that cut things out, because I really don't think ANY are sustainable. however, low fat seems to be the worse, considering your body needs fat to live and if I was forced to try out a diet for one week it'd probably be high fat. Though no macronutrient is dangerous. My boyfriend's mother continuously goes low carb and continuously fails once a piece of starch crosses her lips.. then she swings on over to low fat .. etc. It's a cycle and I always say to her, what happened to the normal healthy, balanced diet?0
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Fat is good, assuming you do not neglect your protein and micronutrients. It is essential for healthy body functions Try to get it from a variety of sources. Examples: nuts, seeds and nut and seed butters, ice-cream, dairy, avocados, eggs.
I am also not sure why it would be hard to get your fats being a vegetarian - I am one and have no issues getting over 50g a day, often much higher.
ETA: you are correct in that excess calories make you gain weight, not one individual macro.
Lipid type and content is far from irrelevant - research is showing that different types of fat effect health differently. However, what Sarah just wrote takes care of everything - eat essential fat from a variety of sources.
If you are not a vegetarian add fish and lean meats (but minimize cured sources like ham with heavy nitrate contents) to the list above.
What's wrong with fatty meats?0 -
Although a concrete minimum intake hasn't been determined, a low fat diet carries several risks, with very few benefits, if any.0
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Low fat dieting is excellent.
You will find people here, meaning on this forum, that are on a low carb diet, so they will say fat is good for you.
For the sake of argument, I am going to call them Atkin's type dieter or Paleo (high fat, high protein, low carb), the new Atkin's diet is lower fat, higher protein and still low carb.
low fat dieters (myself and other vegetarians and vegans) will argue that essential fat found in plants are good for you but animal fat is not (saturated, trans, and there is a new man-made fat now which I don't remember the name right now).
No one will argue that there are essential fats and they are needed. Essential because our bodies do not produce them and we need to eat them.
The argument is where are these essential fats found. I have learned that they are found only in plants, some will argue otherwise, but we can agree to disagree.
For me, low-fat dieting is really the way to go, unless you do not mind being in a state of ketosis all the time, then you can eat high fats, high protein.
I do moderate fats (60g+) and moderate protein (120g+) and there is not way I am ever in ketosis as I eat between 150g and 250g of carbs a day, so I would say the last sentence has a false logic.
I am going to average out your numbers when possible.
Carbs 200 grams = 800 calories
Fats 60 grams = 540 calories
120 grams of protein = 480 calories
So you are eating on average, about 1820 calories a day.
What is your source of fat (type of food)? 60 grams is very little for me to actually measure out so I am curious. If it comes from eating meat, then you are eating half of your calories from fat when eating meat. Curious!
Yes - I eat on average about 1,900 - 2,000 a day...your point? Oh, I am a vegetarian. My fats come from a mix of different foods....you know, the balance thing again.
ETA: I am actually a bit confused by your first sentence - are you saying that 60g + is low fat? I also do not understand the logic of the last sentence - but that's a moot point as I do not eat meat.
Now that I know you are a vegetarian, I am really curious where you are getting your fats. At 2000 calories a day and 530 of them are fat calories, that's about 37% fat from calories. Being a starch based dieter myself, it's hard to go to that high in fats, unless you are eating nuts, avocados, guava, honey.
As for my last sentence, I fathom it was difficult for a meat eater, generally speaking, to consume so little fat. But now that you say you are a vegetarian, the opposite is happening. Where are you getting your fats from?
As far as your 'balanced dieting' is concerned, that is fine. I still stand by my idea that low fat is still an excellent way to diet.0 -
Not to mention the effect of a low fat diet on particle sizes of LDL lipoproteins.......basically a low fat diet reduces the size of the particles, hence the reduction in total cholesterol, but smaller particles are also more atherogenic. Also a low fat diet (higher carb diet) has a pretty negative effect on HDL, it lowers it, and despite lower cholesterol numbers if peoples HDL isn't at a decent number no lower effect of LDL is going to help, which has been confirmed by more recent studies that really only confirms what we already knew 30 years ago which is, it's not Total Cholesterol that should be worrisome, but the relationship of HDL/LDL and of course CRP, Lp{a}, trigs in the blood yada, yada.
Explain to me why saturated fat is bad.Low fat dieting is excellent.
You will find people here, meaning on this forum, that are on a low carb diet, so they will say fat is good for you.
For the sake of argument, I am going to call them Atkin's type dieter or Paleo (high fat, high protein, low carb), the new Atkin's diet is lower fat, higher protein and still low carb.
low fat dieters (myself and other vegetarians and vegans) will argue that essential fat found in plants are good for you but animal fat is not (saturated, trans, and there is a new man-made fat now which I don't remember the name right now).
No one will argue that there are essential fats and they are needed. Essential because our bodies do not produce them and we need to eat them.
The argument is where are these essential fats found. I have learned that they are found only in plants, some will argue otherwise, but we can agree to disagree.
For me, low-fat dieting is really the way to go, unless you do not mind being in a state of ketosis all the time, then you can eat high fats, high protein.
I would like to know also as there are a lot of saturated fatty acids that are actually beneficial such as stearic acid which occurs in animal fats and milk. Stearic acid has been shown to lower LDL and to be HDL neutral.
Why is saturated fat bad? I never said saturated fat is bad. I said low fat dieting is excellent. Listen up.
You insinuated that it was bad. Chill....
We all must understand that after your body receives enough calories (this depends on various factors such as your metabolism for example) any excessive amounts of calories leads to being overweight, or weight gain. I am hinting at the law of thermodynamics.
I think we can all agree on this.
So, if 1 gram of fat is 9 calories and 1 gram of protein is 4 calories and 1 gram of carbs is 4 calories. I really don't want to eat more fat calories because it is more than double a gram of protein or a gram of carbs. Again, if you are in a state of ketosis, this model doesn't apply. However, if you are not in ketosis, you have to watch your calorie intake.
Look, the world cancer association came out with recommendations that if you want to avoid certain types of cancer, it is recommended that you be in the lower range of your BMI. So, I don't care how you do it, eat fat, protein whatever, but if you are not in ketosis, you have to watch your calories, and fat, is just too costly per gram.
This is why I say a low-fat, not fat-free diet, is excellent.0 -
Not to mention the effect of a low fat diet on particle sizes of LDL lipoproteins.......basically a low fat diet reduces the size of the particles, hence the reduction in total cholesterol, but smaller particles are also more atherogenic. Also a low fat diet (higher carb diet) has a pretty negative effect on HDL, it lowers it, and despite lower cholesterol numbers if peoples HDL isn't at a decent number no lower effect of LDL is going to help, which has been confirmed by more recent studies that really only confirms what we already knew 30 years ago which is, it's not Total Cholesterol that should be worrisome, but the relationship of HDL/LDL and of course CRP, Lp{a}, trigs in the blood yada, yada.
Explain to me why saturated fat is bad.Low fat dieting is excellent.
You will find people here, meaning on this forum, that are on a low carb diet, so they will say fat is good for you.
For the sake of argument, I am going to call them Atkin's type dieter or Paleo (high fat, high protein, low carb), the new Atkin's diet is lower fat, higher protein and still low carb.
low fat dieters (myself and other vegetarians and vegans) will argue that essential fat found in plants are good for you but animal fat is not (saturated, trans, and there is a new man-made fat now which I don't remember the name right now).
No one will argue that there are essential fats and they are needed. Essential because our bodies do not produce them and we need to eat them.
The argument is where are these essential fats found. I have learned that they are found only in plants, some will argue otherwise, but we can agree to disagree.
For me, low-fat dieting is really the way to go, unless you do not mind being in a state of ketosis all the time, then you can eat high fats, high protein.
I would like to know also as there are a lot of saturated fatty acids that are actually beneficial such as stearic acid which occurs in animal fats and milk. Stearic acid has been shown to lower LDL and to be HDL neutral.
That's why 1.73 billion rural Chinese people who eat a low-fat diet are so sick and fat and they have such high cholesterol?0 -
That's unfortunate.
Not to mention the effect of a low fat diet on particle sizes of LDL lipoproteins.......basically a low fat diet reduces the size of the particles, hence the reduction in total cholesterol, but smaller particles are also more atherogenic. Also a low fat diet (higher carb diet) has a pretty negative effect on HDL, it lowers it, and despite lower cholesterol numbers if peoples HDL isn't at a decent number no lower effect of LDL is going to help, which has been confirmed by more recent studies that really only confirms what we already knew 30 years ago which is, it's not Total Cholesterol that should be worrisome, but the relationship of HDL/LDL and of course CRP, Lp{a}, trigs in the blood yada, yada.
Explain to me why saturated fat is bad.Low fat dieting is excellent.
You will find people here, meaning on this forum, that are on a low carb diet, so they will say fat is good for you.
For the sake of argument, I am going to call them Atkin's type dieter or Paleo (high fat, high protein, low carb), the new Atkin's diet is lower fat, higher protein and still low carb.
low fat dieters (myself and other vegetarians and vegans) will argue that essential fat found in plants are good for you but animal fat is not (saturated, trans, and there is a new man-made fat now which I don't remember the name right now).
No one will argue that there are essential fats and they are needed. Essential because our bodies do not produce them and we need to eat them.
The argument is where are these essential fats found. I have learned that they are found only in plants, some will argue otherwise, but we can agree to disagree.
For me, low-fat dieting is really the way to go, unless you do not mind being in a state of ketosis all the time, then you can eat high fats, high protein.
I would like to know also as there are a lot of saturated fatty acids that are actually beneficial such as stearic acid which occurs in animal fats and milk. Stearic acid has been shown to lower LDL and to be HDL neutral.
That's why 1.73 billion rural Chinese people who eat a low-fat diet are so sick and fat and they have such high cholesterol?0 -
Not to mention the effect of a low fat diet on particle sizes of LDL lipoproteins.......basically a low fat diet reduces the size of the particles, hence the reduction in total cholesterol, but smaller particles are also more atherogenic. Also a low fat diet (higher carb diet) has a pretty negative effect on HDL, it lowers it, and despite lower cholesterol numbers if peoples HDL isn't at a decent number no lower effect of LDL is going to help, which has been confirmed by more recent studies that really only confirms what we already knew 30 years ago which is, it's not Total Cholesterol that should be worrisome, but the relationship of HDL/LDL and of course CRP, Lp{a}, trigs in the blood yada, yada.
Explain to me why saturated fat is bad.Low fat dieting is excellent.
You will find people here, meaning on this forum, that are on a low carb diet, so they will say fat is good for you.
For the sake of argument, I am going to call them Atkin's type dieter or Paleo (high fat, high protein, low carb), the new Atkin's diet is lower fat, higher protein and still low carb.
low fat dieters (myself and other vegetarians and vegans) will argue that essential fat found in plants are good for you but animal fat is not (saturated, trans, and there is a new man-made fat now which I don't remember the name right now).
No one will argue that there are essential fats and they are needed. Essential because our bodies do not produce them and we need to eat them.
The argument is where are these essential fats found. I have learned that they are found only in plants, some will argue otherwise, but we can agree to disagree.
For me, low-fat dieting is really the way to go, unless you do not mind being in a state of ketosis all the time, then you can eat high fats, high protein.
I would like to know also as there are a lot of saturated fatty acids that are actually beneficial such as stearic acid which occurs in animal fats and milk. Stearic acid has been shown to lower LDL and to be HDL neutral.
Why is saturated fat bad? I never said saturated fat is bad. I said low fat dieting is excellent. Listen up.
You insinuated that it was bad. Chill....
We all must understand that after your body receives enough calories (this depends on various factors such as your metabolism for example) any excessive amounts of calories leads to being overweight, or weight gain. I am hinting at the law of thermodynamics.
I think we can all agree on this.
So, if 1 gram of fat is 9 calories and 1 gram of protein is 4 calories and 1 gram of carbs is 4 calories. I really don't want to eat more fat calories because it is more than double a gram of protein or a gram of carbs. Again, if you are in a state of ketosis, this model doesn't apply. However, if you are not in ketosis, you have to watch your calorie intake.
Look, the world cancer association came out with recommendations that if you want to avoid certain types of cancer, it is recommended that you be in the lower range of your BMI. So, I don't care how you do it, eat fat, protein whatever, but if you are not in ketosis, you have to watch your calories, and fat, is just too costly per gram.
This is why I say a low-fat, not fat-free diet, is excellent.
Yes, I am aware of the law of thermodynamics. I am able to have 60g + of fats and still get a lot of food to fill me up and stay within my calorie target. Fats are actually more satiating than carbs. BMI is bs for me as I have a high LBM - I am however in the athletic BF% range.0 -
Low fat dieting is excellent.
You will find people here, meaning on this forum, that are on a low carb diet, so they will say fat is good for you.
For the sake of argument, I am going to call them Atkin's type dieter or Paleo (high fat, high protein, low carb), the new Atkin's diet is lower fat, higher protein and still low carb.
low fat dieters (myself and other vegetarians and vegans) will argue that essential fat found in plants are good for you but animal fat is not (saturated, trans, and there is a new man-made fat now which I don't remember the name right now).
No one will argue that there are essential fats and they are needed. Essential because our bodies do not produce them and we need to eat them.
The argument is where are these essential fats found. I have learned that they are found only in plants, some will argue otherwise, but we can agree to disagree.
For me, low-fat dieting is really the way to go, unless you do not mind being in a state of ketosis all the time, then you can eat high fats, high protein.
I do moderate fats (60g+) and moderate protein (120g+) and there is not way I am ever in ketosis as I eat between 150g and 250g of carbs a day, so I would say the last sentence has a false logic.
I am going to average out your numbers when possible.
Carbs 200 grams = 800 calories
Fats 60 grams = 540 calories
120 grams of protein = 480 calories
So you are eating on average, about 1820 calories a day.
What is your source of fat (type of food)? 60 grams is very little for me to actually measure out so I am curious. If it comes from eating meat, then you are eating half of your calories from fat when eating meat. Curious!
Yes - I eat on average about 1,900 - 2,000 a day...your point? Oh, I am a vegetarian. My fats come from a mix of different foods....you know, the balance thing again.
ETA: I am actually a bit confused by your first sentence - are you saying that 60g + is low fat? I also do not understand the logic of the last sentence - but that's a moot point as I do not eat meat.
Now that I know you are a vegetarian, I am really curious where you are getting your fats. At 2000 calories a day and 530 of them are fat calories, that's about 37% fat from calories. Being a starch based dieter myself, it's hard to go to that high in fats, unless you are eating nuts, avocados, guava, honey.
As for my last sentence, I fathom it was difficult for a meat eater, generally speaking, to consume so little fat. But now that you say you are a vegetarian, the opposite is happening. Where are you getting your fats from?
As far as your 'balanced dieting' is concerned, that is fine. I still stand by my idea that low fat is still an excellent way to diet.
Dairy, nuts, seeds fruits/veggies, eggs, oils,- you know, a mix of things.0 -
If by low fat dieting you're referring to a diet that discourages consumption of saturated and trans fats and does not deprive the body of essential fats like polyunsaturated omega 3s and monounsaturated in avocados, then yes it's good for you.0
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I think the fact that caloric soda has zero fat should tell you that low fat dieting is useless. The 90's were dumb.0
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"Fat phobia" is sooo '80s. We're in a new millennium, carbs are now the favorite demon (with plenty of new "junk science" to back the claims).low fat is a fad that won't die.
To the OP: Dietary fat =/= body fat. A caloric excess causes weight gain, regardless of macronutrients.
junk science= Ansel Key's " SevenCounrty Study" where he threw out the data that didn't fit his hypothesis and concluded that fat= heart disease. No. So very sad that we still believe this.0 -
Not to mention the effect of a low fat diet on particle sizes of LDL lipoproteins.......basically a low fat diet reduces the size of the particles, hence the reduction in total cholesterol, but smaller particles are also more atherogenic. Also a low fat diet (higher carb diet) has a pretty negative effect on HDL, it lowers it, and despite lower cholesterol numbers if peoples HDL isn't at a decent number no lower effect of LDL is going to help, which has been confirmed by more recent studies that really only confirms what we already knew 30 years ago which is, it's not Total Cholesterol that should be worrisome, but the relationship of HDL/LDL and of course CRP, Lp{a}, trigs in the blood yada, yada.
Explain to me why saturated fat is bad.Low fat dieting is excellent.
You will find people here, meaning on this forum, that are on a low carb diet, so they will say fat is good for you.
For the sake of argument, I am going to call them Atkin's type dieter or Paleo (high fat, high protein, low carb), the new Atkin's diet is lower fat, higher protein and still low carb.
low fat dieters (myself and other vegetarians and vegans) will argue that essential fat found in plants are good for you but animal fat is not (saturated, trans, and there is a new man-made fat now which I don't remember the name right now).
No one will argue that there are essential fats and they are needed. Essential because our bodies do not produce them and we need to eat them.
The argument is where are these essential fats found. I have learned that they are found only in plants, some will argue otherwise, but we can agree to disagree.
For me, low-fat dieting is really the way to go, unless you do not mind being in a state of ketosis all the time, then you can eat high fats, high protein.
I would like to know also as there are a lot of saturated fatty acids that are actually beneficial such as stearic acid which occurs in animal fats and milk. Stearic acid has been shown to lower LDL and to be HDL neutral.
Why is saturated fat bad? I never said saturated fat is bad. I said low fat dieting is excellent. Listen up.
You insinuated that it was bad. Chill....
We all must understand that after your body receives enough calories (this depends on various factors such as your metabolism for example) any excessive amounts of calories leads to being overweight, or weight gain. I am hinting at the law of thermodynamics.
I think we can all agree on this.
So, if 1 gram of fat is 9 calories and 1 gram of protein is 4 calories and 1 gram of carbs is 4 calories. I really don't want to eat more fat calories because it is more than double a gram of protein or a gram of carbs. Again, if you are in a state of ketosis, this model doesn't apply. However, if you are not in ketosis, you have to watch your calorie intake.
Look, the world cancer association came out with recommendations that if you want to avoid certain types of cancer, it is recommended that you be in the lower range of your BMI. So, I don't care how you do it, eat fat, protein whatever, but if you are not in ketosis, you have to watch your calories, and fat, is just too costly per gram.
This is why I say a low-fat, not fat-free diet, is excellent.
Yes, I am aware of the law of thermodynamics. I am able to have 60g + of fats and still get a lot of food to fill me up and stay within my calorie target. Fats are actually more satiating than carbs. BMI is bs for me as I have a high LBM - I am however in the athletic BF% range.
Well there you go. You admit to being above average in exercising so you can consume more calories. Thus the "balance" of macros.
Thanks.0 -
Not to mention the effect of a low fat diet on particle sizes of LDL lipoproteins.......basically a low fat diet reduces the size of the particles, hence the reduction in total cholesterol, but smaller particles are also more atherogenic. Also a low fat diet (higher carb diet) has a pretty negative effect on HDL, it lowers it, and despite lower cholesterol numbers if peoples HDL isn't at a decent number no lower effect of LDL is going to help, which has been confirmed by more recent studies that really only confirms what we already knew 30 years ago which is, it's not Total Cholesterol that should be worrisome, but the relationship of HDL/LDL and of course CRP, Lp{a}, trigs in the blood yada, yada.
Explain to me why saturated fat is bad.Low fat dieting is excellent.
You will find people here, meaning on this forum, that are on a low carb diet, so they will say fat is good for you.
For the sake of argument, I am going to call them Atkin's type dieter or Paleo (high fat, high protein, low carb), the new Atkin's diet is lower fat, higher protein and still low carb.
low fat dieters (myself and other vegetarians and vegans) will argue that essential fat found in plants are good for you but animal fat is not (saturated, trans, and there is a new man-made fat now which I don't remember the name right now).
No one will argue that there are essential fats and they are needed. Essential because our bodies do not produce them and we need to eat them.
The argument is where are these essential fats found. I have learned that they are found only in plants, some will argue otherwise, but we can agree to disagree.
For me, low-fat dieting is really the way to go, unless you do not mind being in a state of ketosis all the time, then you can eat high fats, high protein.
I would like to know also as there are a lot of saturated fatty acids that are actually beneficial such as stearic acid which occurs in animal fats and milk. Stearic acid has been shown to lower LDL and to be HDL neutral.
Why is saturated fat bad? I never said saturated fat is bad. I said low fat dieting is excellent. Listen up.
You insinuated that it was bad. Chill....
We all must understand that after your body receives enough calories (this depends on various factors such as your metabolism for example) any excessive amounts of calories leads to being overweight, or weight gain. I am hinting at the law of thermodynamics.
I think we can all agree on this.
So, if 1 gram of fat is 9 calories and 1 gram of protein is 4 calories and 1 gram of carbs is 4 calories. I really don't want to eat more fat calories because it is more than double a gram of protein or a gram of carbs. Again, if you are in a state of ketosis, this model doesn't apply. However, if you are not in ketosis, you have to watch your calorie intake.
Look, the world cancer association came out with recommendations that if you want to avoid certain types of cancer, it is recommended that you be in the lower range of your BMI. So, I don't care how you do it, eat fat, protein whatever, but if you are not in ketosis, you have to watch your calories, and fat, is just too costly per gram.
This is why I say a low-fat, not fat-free diet, is excellent.
Yes, I am aware of the law of thermodynamics. I am able to have 60g + of fats and still get a lot of food to fill me up and stay within my calorie target. Fats are actually more satiating than carbs. BMI is bs for me as I have a high LBM - I am however in the athletic BF% range.
Well there you go. You admit to being above average in exercising so you can consume more calories. Thus the "balance" of macros.
Thanks.
Where on earth did you see that? I do no cardio and have a desk job and outside the gym am a lazy bish. You are seeing things, Higher fat is also good for eyesight btw.
I do not understand why you are finding the concept of moderate carbs/fats/protein so hard to grasp. You seem to be grasping at straws to make me 'unusual'. I am a 45 year old woman with a desk job who basically does no cardio and no activities outside strength training. I have a moderate calorie deficit. I am not a special snowflake.0 -
its all prefence, i do low fat, meaning i only eat the bare minimum to support healthy hormone production. Carbs fuel my day to day life better than fat.0
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