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> Minimize saturated fat (by replacing it with unsaturated fat). No. > * On HN and other social media, "carbs" is a euphemism for sugar and cake rather than b
by ravenstine 4y ago
> Minimize saturated fat (by replacing it with unsaturated fat).
No.
> * On HN and other social media, "carbs" is a euphemism for sugar and cake rather than beans and vegetables, so people will talk about how carbs made them fat when you know they're not talking about slamming back-to-back cans of garbanzos.
Maybe that's because nobody wants to slam down cans of garbanzo beans. Garbanzo beans suck unless they're made into something like hummus, and eating too much of that results in gas and gastrointestinal upset. That doesn't mean it's good for you or optimal in any way.
> And don't take any nutrition advice seriously that doesn't break fat apart into saturated and unsaturated.
Don't take any nutrition advice from somebody saying there are "healthy" carbs. There is no such thing, except degrees of contraindication. Only endogenous carbs can be considered healthy in a human being, so long as the body is properly regulating it.
- luckman212 4y agoCan you elaborate on why choosing saturated vs unsaturated fats is not important? Also: to your "garbanzo beans suck" point- I actually love them—but not those awful canned ones! I enjoy raw sprouted chickpeas from our local farmers market on salads, or simmering some dried ones with onion, tomato, a bay leaf and some yogurt until they are just "al dente".
- water554 4y agoGarbanzos in a can suck. If you get them dried/fresh and cook them they are out of this world
- hombre_fatal 4y ago>> Minimize saturated fat (by replacing it with unsaturated fat). > No. Let's make this simple: show me evidence that replacing unsaturated fat with saturated fat improves human health outcomes. Obviously we're not going to have this discussion in a dead HN thread, but you have to do better than that when challenging the scientific consensus. It's trivial to find sources for the opposite. Just google "saturated vs unsaturated fat". Maybe consult the wiki entry for Saturated Fat. You surely must at least be able to acknowledge that you're posting from a fringe position?