Saturated fats

[anthrax]

If you follow a strict diet, you may consume much protein, few carbs and only "good fats"

You then take poly-unsaturated fats (omega 3s,....) and very few saturated fats (no fatty meats, no fried foods, only unsaturated oils,...)

Can you then suffer from a lack of those saturated fatty acids ?

 

[Mr.X]

If you follow a strict diet, you may consume much protein, few carbs and only "good fats"

You then take poly-unsaturated fats (omega 3s,....) and very few saturated fats (no fatty meats, no fried foods, only unsaturated oils,...)

Can you then suffer from a lack of those saturated fatty acids ?

Although your question is a bit vague, I would think that you might have a lack of Saturated fat intake (yes the deadly saturated fat is needed), for if Sat. fat intake is below 10% you will usually have a problem w/ lowered testosterone production.

Mr.X

 

[jenscats5]

Mr. X -- I thought the body produced it's own saturated fats, so technically you never "need" to consume saturated fats, just mono & poly unsaturated fats........true?

 

[sawastea]

http://www.mercola.com/2002/aug/17/saturated_fat1.htm
http://www.mercola.com/2002/feb/23/vegetarianism_myths_06.htm
http://www.annecollins.com/saturated-fat.htm

 

[anthrax]

Thanx, sawastea

 

[Mr.X]

Mr. X -- I thought the body produced it's own saturated fats, so technically you never "need" to consume saturated fats, just mono & poly unsaturated fats........true?

Nope you still need saturated fats....

Mr.X

 

[sconoscuito]

so like a 1 cheeseburger from mcdonalds a day would do it?

 

[ZKaudio]

bump for bbf, huge sat. fat proponent

 

[Mr.X]

so like a 1 cheeseburger from mcdonalds a day would do it?

I would suggest against mcdonalds food, but most of the foods you eat that relate to meats have saturated fats; assuming you eat meat, that's all you'll need.

Mr.X

 

[sawastea]

Please don't eat McD's or BK or any other fast food joint...

high fat, trans fat, carbs, sodium

read the book "Fast Food Nation"

Eat steaks, like Mr X said