“It’s hard to imagine how dietary saturated fat can be problematic when it is promptly burned to carbon dioxide & water.” -Dr.’s Jeff Volek & Stephen Phinney
There is no current evidence of associations between dietary saturated fat intake & cardiovascular disease. Circulating saturated fat in the blood, however, shows consistency of increased risk for cardiovascular disease.
During a high-fat/low-carb diet, also known as a ketogenic diet, the individual becomes fat-adapted in time. That is, as long as they don’t “cheat” with excesses carbs/sugar & stay patient as the body’s metabolism shifts from sugar-burning to predominantly fat-burning.
As the quote above states, it’s hard to have circulating saturated fat levels when you become efficient as metabolizing fats for fuel.
What’s also interesting about this book is that they show & discuss the breakdown of particular fat makeup that the body likes to store as a triglyceride (fat) in the body’s adipose tissue. This allows us to understand what the body likes to burn for fuel when there’s no food.
The break down shows 55% monounsaturated (nuts, avocado, olive oil), 27% saturated (animal foods & coconut oil), & 18% polyunsaturated fats (nuts, eggs, fresh water cold fish, micro algae).
Overall, a good mix of healthy fats while avoiding canola, soy, & corn oils is a general good way to approach a ketogenic diet.
-Josh P. 💚🧠✌️