little miss* (ohaiyogozaimasu) wrote in thinandhealthy, @ 2009-09-24 17:46:00

Any validity to this?
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/06/06/saturated-fat/

secrethoughts 2009-09-25 14:12 (link)

Well, I think there is some validity to this. 1. We all know that going on an all meat diet would obviously help people with insulin problems because there is NO SUGAR in meat. 2. People don't tend to be allergic to meat, so going on an all meat diet would clearly help with most food allergies. 3. As with any diet where you eat only one type of food, you tend to automatically restrict your calories, which is a big part of why you lose weight. For example, those on the protein-heavy South Beach diet tend to consume about 1700 calories a day. I mean really, how much meat can you eat? 4. I don't think that at an all meat diet would be very healthy in the long term as we all know that you can't get enough fiber, vitamins, and minerals from such a limited diet. 5. I think it's also worth mentioning that dieting is highly personal; what may work for one person may be the undoing of another. Take me for example: I could NEVER go on a fat free diet. I don't care much for starchy, sweet things, and such a diet would make me feel deprived and would probably cause me to overeat horribly. 5. As far as the argument in favor of fat, particularly saturated fat, I think this is somewhat valid. Is fat necessary for proper for health? Certainly. Are saturated fats necessary? Sure thing. However, the average person gets MORE THAN ENOUGH OF THESE FATS ALREADY, and it hardly seems necessary to encourage folks to eat more.. History would seemingly support this idea. As we all know, people ate bacon, eggs, butter, cream, lard, and all that other yummy fatty stuff for eons, and everyone was fine. However, I don't think that means that people should eat this stuff with complete and total abandon. A long time ago, portions were smaller. A serving of fetuccini alfredo that would have been served at a restaurant 50 years ago would would probably be fine but that same dish served at a restaurant today has an entire day's worth of calories. Also, people's diets back then didn't include nearly as much junk food...and people were more active. I think it's also worth mentioning that meat and dairy as we currently know it are very different from that of the past, when livestock was pasture-fed and were allowed to move, graze, and eat what they evolved to eat. Nowadays, livestock is fed a high calorie corn-based diet to fatten them up, and they aren't able to exercise, which basically leads to meat and dairy products that are much higher in omega 6s than omega 3s, unlike their free-range, pasture-fed counterparts. Bottom line? I don't think that saturated fat is quite as bad as it is made out to be. I think that balance is key and that saturated fats can be a part of a balanced, healthy diet as long as you are mindful of your portions and as long as the overall caloric total is within a healthy range. (Reply to this) (Thread)

dsada (Anonymous) 2009-11-09 04:48 (link)

Were a fine woman how few designer handbag decoration, had a section of fashionable favorable impression Thomas wylde Replica handbags, let your mood blossom in radiant splendor in the summer day, the delightful joy person's summer day fashionable Versace Replica handbags, let your delight and makings UP gets up! Sometimes the replica handbags looks like woman's label. A section elegant natural, material quality high quality Yves Saint Laurent Replica handbags , sees a woman's personal status and the makings sufficiently. This summer, regardless of being the color gorgeous leisure gucci shoulder bag, works the excellent dermis gucci messenger bag, has some unique details designer pursehandbagsDiscount handbagsCheap handbagsMarni handbagsVersace handbagsThomaswylde handbagsJuicy Couture handbagsLoewe handbagsValentino handbagsAlexander Wang handbagsBottega Veneta handbagsKooba handbags (Reply to this) (Thread)