re: OT Health & Fitness Crew

Just burn more than you eat each day, it's hard .

Get a Calorie Counter such as U/W's my fitness pal this is an app you enter your food/exercise in.

I've lost 30 lbs since last August walking (can't run due to disk issues), lifting weights and counting calories.

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a certain food tastes really good, or is processed, it's probably not good for you. Just avoid those

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Sounds like a miserable existence to waste your prime calorie burning years eating like a fricking homeless vegan.

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I always thought the trans fats were the real demons and people came off the major criticisms of saturated fats

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Both are bad.

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That's simply not true. High fat is the problem. I'm going to listen to the cardiologist instead, no offense.

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You literally have no idea what youre talking about. If you don't know what youre talking about, quit giving out shitty advice. Your cardiologist and his cardiologist are biased and full of shite. Let me guess, they prescribed a statin for him right?

23 year study done with approx 348,000 test subjects.

BACKGROUND:

A reduction in dietary saturated fat has generally been thought to improve cardiovascular health.

OBJECTIVE:

The objective of this meta-analysis was to summarize the evidence related to the association of dietary saturated fat with risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, and cardiovascular disease (CVD; CHD inclusive of stroke) in prospective epidemiologic studies.

DESIGN:

Twenty-one studies identified by searching MEDLINE and EMBASE databases and secondary referencing qualified for inclusion in this study. A random-effects model was used to derive composite relative risk estimates for CHD, stroke, and CVD.

RESULTS:

During 5-23 y of follow-up of 347,747 subjects, 11,006 developed CHD or stroke. Intake of saturated fat was not associated with an increased risk of CHD, stroke, or CVD. The pooled relative risk estimates that compared extreme quantiles of saturated fat intake were 1.07 (95% CI: 0.96, 1.19; P = 0.22) for CHD, 0.81 (95% CI: 0.62, 1.05; P = 0.11) for stroke, and 1.00 (95% CI: 0.89, 1.11; P = 0.95) for CVD. Consideration of age, sex, and study quality did not change the results.

CONCLUSIONS:

A meta-analysis of prospective epidemiologic studies showed that there is no significant evidence for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of CHD or CVD. More data are needed to elucidate whether CVD risks are likely to be influenced by the specific nutrients used to replace saturated fat.

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Just eat whole, clean, minimally processed foods. Plenty of meat, fish, eggs, vegetables, and whole fruit. It really isn't that hard. If you have to open a bag or a box to eat it, you probably shouldn't.

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This is the answer.

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High fats + High carbs + eating excess calories = your brother in law

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One thing I found interesting...

They told him flat out that he should never eat butter again, or alternatively, eat very little of it.

They told him to use Pride as a sub, which I've never heard of but I think they said it was a vegetable oil spread.

His first real meal after heart surgery was roast turkey breast, carrots, dark brown roll, and a salad tossed in olive oil and balsamic vinegar. It actually looked good though he said nothing had any taste. Carrots were only steamed, no salt, seasoning, or butter of course.

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Your cardiologist and his cardiologist are biased and full of shite

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Sorry man, but cardiologist>you.

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High fats + High carbs + eating excess calories = your brother in law Of course that's bad for you!

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I agree with you.

High fat is not the only culprit here.

I'm just objecting to some who, for whatever flawed mindset, are trying to say that high fat is not a problem. It is.

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LuckyTiger

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LINK

LINK

Follow my posts in these thread. In them, I make the case for saturated fat/cholesterol (articles/books)

Highlights:







This is figure 9 from the article I linked earlier. I cannot understate the importance of understanding this (the article also stresses this).

Pink bars are low carb group.

Note the improvements in weight, glucose control (HbA1c), HDL and trigycerides (as pointed out on the chart)

Note the slight rise in LDL cholesterol in the low carb group. This is addressed in the Ron Krauss podcast. This reflects a high proportion of fluffy (large) LDL and not the small dense LDL variety (if measured / tested properly). A diet with excessive carbs (default for people on a low fat diet) = higher proportion of small dense LDL.

Small dense LDL = higher risk of athersclerosis

The problem is that a general, well intentioned PCP/MD will see a rise in LDL and recommend a low fat/low cholesterol diet (and round and round we go). LDL "improves" but all of the other metrics get worse. Look around at the results of this (our population). This is the sad, harsh truth...

A cautionary tale regarding hubris, cognitive dissonance, and group think.

Inform yourself. Make your own decisions.

Cardiologist/MDs are very risk averse folks who can get caught up in hubris, cognitive dissonance, and group think...

Of course eating fat only or with carbs are bad.

The most ideal diet for weight loss is a high protein high fat and low carb

Or a high protein mod carb with low fat.