Interesting; I wonder if the docs who recommend that diet have studied different kinds of fat.
Most fats we eat in the US are bad for us: Anything from seeds (not vegetables - "vegetable oil" is a marketing lie!) contains too much "bad" fat, and animals that don't eat their natural diets do, too. For example, beef fat isn't actually bad for you... if the cows eat grass and such. As soon as we start feeding them corn (and other cows...), they sport mostly omega-6 fats, which are bad. Omega-3 oils are good for us, helping reduce bad cholesterol, and while fish is good for us, so is beef that naturally grazes.
All the paleo literature I've read says that an egg a day won't hurt you, nor will milk from naturally grazing cows. I wish researchers would look more into these things, especially the FDA, before making blanket statements. Like "EAT MOAR CORNE 'N' WHEET!"
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Date: 2011-04-20 04:56 pm (UTC)Most fats we eat in the US are bad for us: Anything from seeds (not vegetables - "vegetable oil" is a marketing lie!) contains too much "bad" fat, and animals that don't eat their natural diets do, too. For example, beef fat isn't actually bad for you... if the cows eat grass and such. As soon as we start feeding them corn (and other cows...), they sport mostly omega-6 fats, which are bad. Omega-3 oils are good for us, helping reduce bad cholesterol, and while fish is good for us, so is beef that naturally grazes.
All the paleo literature I've read says that an egg a day won't hurt you, nor will milk from naturally grazing cows. I wish researchers would look more into these things, especially the FDA, before making blanket statements. Like "EAT MOAR CORNE 'N' WHEET!"