Roll_Bones
Master Chef
That way of thinking is becoming more and more outdated.
I can tell you without hesitation that I fully believe saturated fat has gotten an undeserved bad reputation over the last 50 years. I say this from both research and personal experience. For the last two years, I've been eating plenty of it. The diet I'm on has 75% of my calories coming from fat. Yes, 75%.
In addition to olive oil, I also eat plenty of butter, lard, cheese, full-fat cream, and eggs... all the stuff that the medical community has said is bad for you. Turns out it really isn't, and the evidence seems to be mounting. Since cutting out carbs and eating more fat, my cholesterol has gone down and I've dropped over 100 pounds of excess weight. My blood sugar and blood pressure are also now within a normal range. Did I mention that I feel a whole lot better, too?
So I call "baloney" on the so-called experts.
Kinda the way I thought it was.
I also assumed and am not sure, but can the body actually process fats?
Don't fats just get sent down the pipes while the carbs are being processed?
I have a friend and myself for example. I lost 6 pounds in one week (still losing) on a low carb approach. I do eat carbs, but cut out as much as possible.
I still eat the occasional sandwich.
My friend had high blood pressure and cholesterol issues. He went with this approach and has been able to reduce and even stop taking some of his medicines.
His doctor is quite happy with him, but is not on board with his way of accomplishing it.
I am doing something similar after the scolding my doctor gave me 3 months ago. I had gained 15 pounds in 3 months.
He suggested when I return, he expects me to be back at the original weight. I plan to take it even further and loose a total of 25 pounds and do my level best to keep it off.
At least now, I know how to do it.