Re: Notes Toward a Handle like a "Basic Peat Diet" (BPD)
That's a good point you raise there Charlie.
I did that intentionally
because there would seem to be an argument (derivable) from Peat
that Coconut Oil deserves its own unique, separate slot.
When Peat says CO has weight-loss properties,
doesn't that go beyond what he says about butter and beef fat?
Certainly it goes beyond what he says about olive oil,
which must, I think, get a big asterisk
because Peat clearly says one should limit it to less than 1 TEAspoon per day .
Peat does make some positive statements about butter and ruminant fats
(or in other words his good, saturated fats):
hasn't he said they sortuv "rinse out,'
over time,
the PUFA's stored in the tissue?
On the other hand,
I think Peat also at least tacitly agrees that
a consideration with even his "healthy fats"
is weight.
He has made statements, to those asking about weight,
saying to limit even the healthy fats:
skim milk vs. whole, lowfat cheeses, lean meats, etc.
Does he include Coconut Oil in that category?
As a saturated fat to be restricted if weight-gain is an issue?
It's not clear--at least not to me.
As I say, I tend to think Peat sees it in a different category?
I put a post out on the Diet forum some time ago trying to get more info on this:
"Coconut Oil: In a Separate, Unique Category" or somesuch.
Hasn't generated a lot of discussion, unfortunately.
But again, Charlie, this is exactly the kind of (to some rather tedious, I'm sure) threshing out
that is so valuable in working toward clear representations of Peat's ideas.
And I could see CO going in with the other "healthy fats"
with some kind of asterisk
(that's how I originally had it).
This problem is a little akin to the
Potato--"Healthy Starches" issue.
At the last minute I gave Potatoes its own separate category
because Peat has said things which,
it could reasonably be argued,
point toward potatoes as being sortuv unique.
Again, I'm open to debate about that one too!
Charlie said:Maybe the line in between healthy fats and coconut oil should be taken out?
That's a good point you raise there Charlie.
I did that intentionally
because there would seem to be an argument (derivable) from Peat
that Coconut Oil deserves its own unique, separate slot.
When Peat says CO has weight-loss properties,
doesn't that go beyond what he says about butter and beef fat?
Certainly it goes beyond what he says about olive oil,
which must, I think, get a big asterisk
because Peat clearly says one should limit it to less than 1 TEAspoon per day .
Peat does make some positive statements about butter and ruminant fats
(or in other words his good, saturated fats):
hasn't he said they sortuv "rinse out,'
over time,
the PUFA's stored in the tissue?
On the other hand,
I think Peat also at least tacitly agrees that
a consideration with even his "healthy fats"
is weight.
He has made statements, to those asking about weight,
saying to limit even the healthy fats:
skim milk vs. whole, lowfat cheeses, lean meats, etc.
Does he include Coconut Oil in that category?
As a saturated fat to be restricted if weight-gain is an issue?
It's not clear--at least not to me.
As I say, I tend to think Peat sees it in a different category?
I put a post out on the Diet forum some time ago trying to get more info on this:
"Coconut Oil: In a Separate, Unique Category" or somesuch.
Hasn't generated a lot of discussion, unfortunately.
But again, Charlie, this is exactly the kind of (to some rather tedious, I'm sure) threshing out
that is so valuable in working toward clear representations of Peat's ideas.
And I could see CO going in with the other "healthy fats"
with some kind of asterisk
(that's how I originally had it).
This problem is a little akin to the
Potato--"Healthy Starches" issue.
At the last minute I gave Potatoes its own separate category
because Peat has said things which,
it could reasonably be argued,
point toward potatoes as being sortuv unique.
Again, I'm open to debate about that one too!