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I agree mostly. My main point of concern was the "just count calories, you'll be fine" completely ignores anything we know about a healthy died in terms of nutr
by rb2k_ 11y ago
I agree mostly. My main point of concern was the "just count calories, you'll be fine" completely ignores anything we know about a healthy died in terms of nutrients.
The fat one I find interesting:
> I think it's fairly common knowledge now that fats are largely good (saturated fats help with testosterone regulation for example) even though food producers seem to be wilfully slow in catching up (low fat items being filled with sugar thus making them far more unhealthy).
While these things mostly go over my head, I could get my better half (PhD in nutritional epidemiology) to make a comment. Her answer:
"Saturated fats are not accepted to be healthy by the scientific community. Unsaturated fats are healthy, reduce cardiovascular risk, and promote satiety, so eating some is good, even if they have a higher calorie count per gram"
That being said, this comment mostly targets a healthy diet to prohibit e.g. cardiovascular diseases. While those usually correlate to reducing weight to a normal level, they might not be the same :)
- mvanvoorden 11y ago"Saturated fats are not accepted to be healthy by the scientific community..." Why? Because this is plain wrong. Here some links that are worth checking out on this subject: Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies evaluating the association of saturated fat with cardiovascular disease: http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2010/01/13/ajcn.2009.27725.abstract http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2010/01/13/ajcn.2009... Article backed with research: http://authoritynutrition.com/top-8-reasons-not-to-fear-saturated-fats/ http://authoritynutrition.com/top-8-reasons-not-to-fear-satu... A personal story: http://grassfedcrossfit.com/what-a-diet-of-70-saturated-fat-does-to-your-body/ http://grassfedcrossfit.com/what-a-diet-of-70-saturated-fat-... Some more info: https://www.bulletproofexec.com/podcast-16-everything-you-need-to-know-about-saturated-fat-cholesterol-with-chris-masterjohn/ https://www.bulletproofexec.com/podcast-16-everything-you-ne...
- rb2k_ 11y agoI am not an expert in this field (nutritional epi + cardiovascular disease). Luckily, my significant other is (which is there the quote came from). Her answer: "The first article shows no association of saturated fats with cardiovascular disease. No association does not mean healthy." and "Substituting polyunsaturated fats for saturated fats has been shown to lower ldl and is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease. This comes from both robust randomized controlled trial evidence, and data from prospective cohort studies" I think the whole idea is that people agree that unsaturated fats do have health benefits. There is no clear evidence that saturated fats do. They might not actively cause harm, but they also don't have comparable benefits to health.