bec222 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Hi...loving my whole30! Question about saturated fat: so, i understand the bad info we've received over the years about cholesterol and fat in food; however, what about saturated fat...when i talk to my family about this, i often get an earful about how bad fat (mostly saturated fat) is for all of us. Is this true? What about someone who has been told they have high cholesterol or a heart condition, or blocked arteries...should THEY avoid fat? I'm confused. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnytropic Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I am in the middle of reading It Starts with Food and there is a whole section devoted to fat including saturated fats, I found it really helpful and it will answer all your questions you posted about. As I understand it the problem with them is when your diet consists of mostly unhealthy foods and eating too many junky carbs and sugar, eating Whole30 and including high quality saturated fats (coconut oil, organic grassfed/pastured animal fats) doesn't cause a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bec222 Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 Thank you for responding...I've been wanting to read that book, so I will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobeecat Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I'm worried about the saturated fat in the ghee, coconut oil, and full fat coconut milk are going to drive my cholesterol numbers up. Are there any other options besides olive oil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crastney Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Avocado - it's full of good things like antioxidants, and other healthy stuff, that'll help drive down those bad Cholesterol numbers, and build up the good cholesterol numbers. but you really don't need to worry about the sat fats in ghee or coconut oil. Read It Starts With Food, for the full low down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobeecat Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Thank you :-) I'll go back and read that chapter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 20 minutes ago, Jobeecat said: I'm worried about the saturated fat in the ghee, coconut oil, and full fat coconut milk are going to drive my cholesterol numbers up. Are there any other options besides olive oil? https://chriskresser.com/the-diet-heart-myth-cholesterol-and-saturated-fat-are-not-the-enemy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobeecat Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Interesting article. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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