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What works for one person doesn't necessarily work for everyone. It's up to each individual to find out for themselves.

But all modern medical science shows that saturated fats do not cause heart disease or make a person fat. I find not a thing wrong with a diet that is 50% or even 70% saturated fat.

I've never heard anyone suggest people derive 25% or more of their energy from trans-fats. THAT would be a death sentence, because trans-fats are the bad fats which make people sick, unlike saturated fats, which the body thrives off of.

I don't agree with the part about grains, and I think high-sugar fruits should be avoided or consumed in moderation, but basically the Mediterranean diet is a diet which consists of whole foods like vegetables, meats, eggs, fish, etc. It's a lot like the Paleo diet, but things like grains, dairy and beans are allowed.

 

Not just trans fat...

(on average Americans still consume 1.3 grams (0.6% of energy) of artificial trans fat each day)

http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/fat/transfat.html

 

Kind of says it all.

 

Summary about trans-fats.

http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/fat/transfat.html

 

A wiki article summarizing some of the studies related to dietary fat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturated_fat_and_cardiovascular_disease_controversy

 

This website is useful in that it shows graphically the fullness factor, calorie ratio pyramid, nutrient balance, and protein quality of a particular food. The serving size can be selected near the top of the page.

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/dairy-and-egg-products/133/2#

 

Thank you for all those fantastic articles

 

What does that have to do with it?

 

I can't find that MCT oil at gnc or anywhere locally, although I haven't tried all the vitamin and health food places. But I did get some organic coffee and some kerrygold unsalted butter (which I have been using on everything, it's so good)

 

Kerrygold is some good shit. I go through about 3 blocks of it a week.

As far as the MCT oil, I order mine online. I usually just buy it off of eBay. Or you could simply purchase it from an online supplement retailer like Vitacost or Swanson. It is very hard to find in the stores. My local health food store carries it, but only in gelcap form. Vitamin Shoppe carries Twinlab's MCT fuel, but it contains soy lecithin, so I avoid that one. I usually get NOW Foods' MCT oil in the 32 oz. bottle.

 

Alright, I'll just order some thanks

 

Just meant that as soon as the term paleo diet got thrown in there's nothing more to say. Trendy diets do little more than make money for the people that align themselves with the latest fad.

 

There is nothing trendy about it. Paleo is just a name. It's like saying that eating only whole foods is trendy. There are plenty of trendy diets out there, but the idea of eating whole foods while eliminating sugar and grains is hardly a new concept. "Paleo" is just an easy way of categorizing that type of eating, which has been around long before that name was given to it and it became popular.

Also, for the millionth time, the paleo diet isn't a diet -- it's a lifestyle. Just like vegetarianism is a lifestyle. It's not intended to be some temporary fix that people do for a few months before going back to eating shit food.

 

Is it true New Yorkers say Kawfee like Dustin Hoffman did in Midnight Cowboy?

 

some do and others say cough-fee

 

If MCT oil isn't available, coconut oil is the next choice. MCT oil is usually made from coconut oil and the process increases the MCT (medium chain triglyceride) content to nearly 100%. The medium chain triglycerides are usually digested more readily into the bloodstream than the long-chain ones and can provide an immediate and steady source of energy.

The high percentage of both saturated fat and MCT of coconut oil makes it different than most other natural fats.

Coconut oil is over 90% saturated fat. 60% of that saturated fat is MCT. Most natural fats have a percentage of saturated fat less than 90% and the MCT isn't usually as high as 60%. Dairy butter is about 66% saturated fat and beef fat about 50%. About 20% of the fat in dairy butter is short and medium chain fatty acids, which is much lower than the 60% MCT for coconut oil.

http://healthintoperspective.com/2013/11/03/coconut-oil-the-what-why-and-how/

 

I 100% agree with that. You know, I understood the common cholesterol build-up in aging men to be a consequence of hormonal imbalance, possibly too much estrogen. I read that somewhere. I'm pretty sure they were blaming estrogen.

I don't see it as too important though, as stuff like ACV seems capable of covering it.

However, maintaining good hormonal balance and getting good nutrition are definitely very good ideas.

Destroying (almost) all pathogenic growth is an even better idea!

 

Well said, Cynthy.

 

Estrogen is a HUGE player when it comes to obesity. There is so much of it in the environment and foods. For one, you have BPA, which is found in the liners of cans, as well as certain types of plastic used for water bottles.

Also, so much processed food contains soy, and soy is a huge contributor to these hormonal imbalances, as soy is high in plant estrogens. I still say soy is one of the absolute WORST things a person can eat. It's far from the health food it was and still often is marketed as. (Fermented soy is OK, however.) Over 90% of the soy grown in the US is GMO.

And drinking milk and eating meat from hormone-treated cows is another big culprit when it comes to excess estrogen in people's bodies. It's just another reason why conventionally-farmed meat and dairy is garbage and unfit to eat and drink.

Here is a brief news interview with Ori Hofmekler (who I have learned a TON from), who briefly but succinctly discusses estrogens and their role in causing obesity. He also talks about what you SHOULD be eating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXlYdIVJyEU"]Interview with Ori Hofmekler - YouTube

 

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/issa23.htm

Full article:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/issa23.htm