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In reality, the fats we refer to are:

grass fed meats (beef, pork, chicken) - think a grilled steak drizzled with olive oil and paired with steamed veggies and a salad with boiled eggs/cheese/bacon/avocado in it

fish - salmon (or most types are fine, wild better than farm)

full fat dairy, yogurt, eggs

oils - coconut, olive, avocado, MCT

nuts

Good thing I love all these foods.

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The other big hangup for some is the caloric load of fat (I will refrain from getting starting on this topic....). Those who view the human body a spreadsheet have difficulty getting around this

Please elaborate. Do you simply mean eating too much of these good foods?

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Posted by ThinePreparedAni

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Posted on 6/6/17 at 9:16 am to GumboPot

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Please elaborate. Do you simply mean eating too much of these good foods?

It is a critique of a strictly empirical view of the human body by some (those who believe in a strict calories in/out model). Under this model, fats are to be avoided due to calorie load

Some believe that if the right foods are eaten, hormonal regulation takes care of itself (through satiety) and the caloric accounting takes care of itself. Using this model, fats are great

Calories in and calories out model = (akin to telling your friends that the reason Bill Gates is so rich is because he makes more money than he spends. Technically you would be correct, but the statement is not very helpful/informative/actionable).

Much more complex than that. Think of food quality, training, stress, sleep as inputs (via hormones) into a dynamic system

This post was edited on 6/6/17 at 9:25 am

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