Effects on nutrition from trimming fat?

Animal fats etc have VERY little nutritional value, it just adds flavor and more calories, it is saturated fat that will raise your "bad cholesterol" level.

The good fats are unsaturated, olive oil and canola oil etc, these are the ones you don't want to cut out.

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This is factually incorrect, saturated fats do not raise bad cholesterol they minimise it. They raise the good HDL cholesterol. Cholesterol is only very minimally affected by diet (around 15%) and in the right ratios is very heart healthy. Carbohydrates promote the creation of dangerous triglyceride's and dense LDL particles and should be avoided as these do cause inflammation and heart problems. Saturated and unsaturated fat is also needed by your body to transport nutrients, without enough fat nutrients cannot be transported and absorbed. Saturated fat has been unfairly beaten by governments over the last years.

Just my own point of view, but FAT is good stuff, it is needed mostly in the brain and every cell uses it to help create/maintain the cell wall, plus lots of other uses. I choose the "grass fed/grass finished" meat and get the 85% so that I can have more fat. When not fed grain, the cows produce a balanced meat with the right amount of essential fatty acids to protein. The meat doesn't contain chemicals or hormones or pesticides which can contribute to the toxicity of our bodies, which we are attempting to heal and balance. I love eggs too and eat the free range ones.

I've noticed that even though I am heavy, my skin is soft and supple. Every time I "diet" and cut out the junk and fats, I notice my skin gets dry and flaky no matter how much water I drink. I am making sure I have at least one tablespoon a day of olive oil now along with my 85/15 meat and free range eggs and chicken and my skin looks so much better! Our bodies need the fat, calculate them into your daily eating plan and have fun! Just what works for me

I also prefer (white) lean meats, or completely vegetarian meals.

I get fat from hummus, guacamole, olive oil mayo, canola oil, trans fat free margarine,nuts/nut butter. So fat is important, but you don't have to eat meat fat to maintain health.

Animal fats etc have VERY little nutritional value, it just adds flavor and more calories, it is saturated fat that will raise your "bad cholesterol" level.

The good fats are unsaturated, olive oil and canola oil etc, these are the ones you don't want to cut out.

edit: The forums are not very active at this time usually.

Ugh.

http://authoritynutrition.com/saturated-fat-good-or-bad/

Fats are good for you - they absorb vitamins and minerals and are necessary in your diet. Eating fat does not make you fat.

Fat isn't bad for you. In saying this, I cut fat off of things like chops or rip it from Parma ham and cold meat as I don't particularly like the texture (my dog does ). As long as you're getting a healthy amount of fat (around 0.4 g per lb bodyweight) From elsewhere I wouldn't worry about it.

Ever since I was a kid I've always liked lean meat and hated fat just for the taste, so when I eat stuff like bacon or prosciutto I'll trim or tear away the fat, or before I put a burger on a bun I'll get a couple napkins to press it between first. Have I been missing out on any vitamins by getting rid of these fats?

Don't assume it makes much difference in the calories, as there is probably more non-obvious fat than you think and patting it down seems especially unlikely to be effective (and unpleasant to witness), but if you like it I can't see that it would hurt.

It would seem to make sense to just buy leaner meat if that's what you like, however.