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So, this might all be quackery, but there are some people out there that think high saturated fat diets are the healthiest, which would line up with eating a lo
by maliker 2y ago
So, this might all be quackery, but there are some people out there that think high saturated fat diets are the healthiest, which would line up with eating a lot of cheese. E.g. this subreddit is excited about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/SaturatedFat/?rdt=63805 https://www.reddit.com/r/SaturatedFat/?rdt=63805
Dunno if I believe it, but it's easy to test if upping the saturated fat in your diet is helpful to you or not.
- Night_Thastus 2y agoI guess if you kept the total calories in line, it would be fine? It'd be interesting to know either way.
- Nav_Panel 2y agoI've noticed saturated fats trigger a far greater sense of satiety for me than unsaturated fats, vegetable oils in particular, which I feel I could eat forever. So my personal estimation is sticking to sat fats over unsat fats will result in eating fewer calories.
- nemomarx 2y agoThis might explain why cheese and potatoes are staple dishes in a lot of cultures - that's kinda maximizing satiation isn't it?
- Nav_Panel 2y agoGlad you mention potatoes too: they're FAR AND AWAY the most satiating food per calorie, based on a 1995 study https://www.thebodytransformationacademy.com/uploads/7/4/4/9/74499561/the_satiety_index_of_common_foods.pdf https://www.thebodytransformationacademy.com/uploads/7/4/4/9...
- steve1977 2y agoI actually don’t think so. When you eat fat AND carbs, you tend to eat more of each than if you would have eaten them separately. Source: I’m Swiss and we have dishes like Fondue or Raclette, where each serving is often more than 200g or more cheese. Which would be a lot on its own, i.e. without bread or potatoes. Might also be because it is melted cheese though.
- medler 2y agoIt’s quackery. There is a ton of scientific evidence showing that diets high in saturated fats cause high cholesterol, and high cholesterol is strongly associated with heart disease.
- jrs235 2y ago>strongly associated with Is that causation or correlation?...