dietary fats

  1. haidut

    How PUFA damage the brain, and other cells

    It is again sad to see that the conclusion of this study is that the observed effect is "good" for health, but nonetheless it is a confirmation of Ray's writings that PUFA make cells "leaky" and "bloated" - i.e. disturb the cell permeability and its affinity for water and other substances like...
  2. P

    Good Values for Omega-6 Fatty Acids

    Since I eat whole foods and reject most processed foods, I test very low for Omega-6 fatty acids. On the Metamatrix ION Panel I test in the lowest quintile of the population. Since most people in the USA are suffering from Omega-6 poisoning (massive overdose), being in the lowest quintile...
  3. N

    Palm Kernal Oil Vs. Palm Oil

    A minor point, but I had been confused by the differences between these two oils. I believe Peat, or one of the hosts of KMUD, may've used the term "palm oil" to specify one of the good Peat oils. Not sure...but I think so. Should've said "palm kernal oil." Some taco shells are fried in palm...
  4. S

    FDA prohibits omega-3 content claims

    http://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/Cons ... 394855.htm
  5. lvysaur

    Theoretically, is it better to eat stale PUFA than fresh?

    I've heard Ray Peat mention in passing that "already oxidized" oils are somewhat less harmful than oils which are prone to oxidation, but not yet oxidized. He made this comment when talking about fish oil in an interview since the O3 oils oxidize much more readily than the O6 ones from...
  6. haidut

    Ending the war on fat

    Sadly, now the search is on for a new enemy and the scapegoat is sugar. But there are some positives in the overall confusion. Mainstream science is catching up to the fact that PUFAs are NOT beneficial to health. http://time.com/2863227/ending-the-war-on-fat/...
  7. D

    Pasteurized milk, and questions surrounding PUFA

    When milk is pasteurized, it is heated to 60-70 degrees, celcius. If PUFA is dangerous to us in its raw form, does it become more dangerous if it has become heated? So, the milk is about 70 degrees, celcius. Meat might be anything up to 200 degrees, celcius. If PUFA is just bad anyway...
  8. J

    PUFA Inhibits Vitamin E Absorption

    Some people want to use vitamin E to reduce the bad effects of PUFA, but apparently PUFA makes intestinal absorption harder. Link
  9. H

    PUFAS

    Things going well for me but with a holiday weekend, we end up getting invited out and I end up eating PUFAS. I always bring something I can eat (carrot salad that hardly anyone else touches) and I eat some good quality protein before I got. But we end up staying longer and I eat something...
  10. S

    unexpected sources of PUFA

    I've been eating paleo for a while. What are some sources of PUFA I may be missing? I didn't realize bacon. I've been eating tons of it for years (about as long as I've been on paleo). What else might I be missing?
  11. L

    Conversion of saturated fats to polyunsaturated fats

    Andrew Kim has stated that,under certain some circumstances,the saturated fats we eat can get converted into polyunsaturated fats.How does the mechanism work?
  12. F

    Full hydrogenation of fats- no trans fat but is it bad?

    I am confused, some company said that their coconut oil is fully hydrogenation and has no trans fats, can that even be. So what is the product of full hydrogenation, what happens to the fats in coconut when you hydrogenate it. So saturated fat cannot be hydrogenated, what happens to the 1%...
  13. M

    omega 6/3

    I know we're trying to avoid PUFA. BUt we get it from everywhere. My question is how to at least get a good ratio of the PUFA we get?? I've been looking at cronometer and I see that right now, in the middle of the day/late afternoon. I've got .2 omega 3 and 2.2 omega 6, and the ideal ratio is...
  14. S

    where can I get coconut oil fried tortilla chips?

    This sounds just awesome. I spent half an hour searching and other than homemade recipes nothing turned up unless living in SEA. Does anyone know any brands or stores that sell it in North America? Thanks a lot!
  15. K

    Nut Consumption

    During 3,038,853 person-years of follow-up, 16,200 women and 11,229 men died. Nut consumption was inversely associated with total mortality among both women and men, after adjustment for other known or suspected risk factors. The pooled multivariate hazard ratios for death among participants who...
  16. haidut

    Cottonseed Oil Can Make Men Sterile

    This oil is quickly becoming a very popular alternative to canola and safflower oils in the food industry, given that it is cheaper to produce and store. It is used in many organic products at my local Whole Foods store, and I even got pitched on using by the lady in the supplements section...
  17. lvysaur

    Why does linseed oil spontaneously combust?

    There are stories on the news of linseed oil spontaneously combusting when left in boxes open to the air. I'm guessing this is the perfect combination of open air (to promote oxidation) and close quarters (to prevent heat dissipation) However, the linseed oil they tested with was the...
  18. Peata

    Foods That Prevent Aging Skin

    This is revisiting a topic on Foods & PUFA and skin health (and whole body health of course). Original thread is here. The first article from Beauty Editor is The Real Cause of Skin Aging Why polyunsaturated oils are the REAL cause of skin aging—and how they make you look older, saggier and...
  19. haidut

    Saturated fat is getting (finally) vindicated

    I have seen studies questioning the link between saturated fat and heart diseases before, but they never made it to mainstream media. For some reason, this study did. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/1 ... times&_r=0 http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1846638&atab=7 However, the...
  20. burtlancast

    Dementia in 85 Year old partially reversed with coconut oil.

    An Australian man shares how he partially reversed his 85 year old father's dementia with coconut oil. He also explains he could do physical activity without being sore ( no actic lacid) and how his sleep improved after ingesting it himself. [BBvideo...
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