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Saturated fat

  • 04-03-2013 3:21pm
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    Is saturated fat still something to be afraid of? It has gotten an awfully bad reputation in recent years. I've began eating Aldi's Duneen Greek Style yogurt, mixed with a scoop or two of TPW's Strawberry and Cream whey concentrate, and it's absolutely delicious. With two scoops of whey, a 550 gram serving (500g yogurt, 50g whey) contains 63g of protein, 28g of carbs, 55g of fat and 36g of saturated fat. It's the 36g of saturated fat that causes me to pause momentarily. My diet is very clean and healthy. I exercise lots and am in relatively good shape. Is such a high amount of saturated fat anything for a 23 year old male to worry about? I've read in this forum multiple times that saturated fat is good and nothing to worry about. I'm veering towards a high fat, high protein and low carb diet, so before continuing to eat this Greek Yogurt (and I could honestly see myself eating a 500g tub of it a day without any issue) I'd like to hear your opinions. Perhaps a low fat alternative would be better? Thanks.


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  • #2
    El_Dangeroso
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    Nope, and especially not with high quality dairy.

    http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00394-012-0418-1


  • #3
    kloc
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    No problem with saturated fat if it's from a good quality source, check out natural yoghurt or kefir from reliable sources at least you'd be getting probiotics with it.. avoid low fat alternatives as most have aspartame in them which is a neurotoxin.


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    rubadub
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    gvn wrote: »
    It has gotten an awfully bad reputation in recent years.
    I find the opposite, I hear more and more going on about how relatively good it is -the exception would be adverts, which is perhaps what you are talking about, I don't pay much attention to marketing people, bunch of lying swindlers.


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    El_Dangeroso wrote: »
    Nope, and especially not with high quality dairy.

    http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00394-012-0418-1

    Thanks for the link. It seems like a comprehensive study so it puts my mind at ease. A simple Google search for "saturated fat good or bad," or some other similar search term, returns countless articles and informative pieces from many reputable organisations, such as national heart foundations and so on, decrying saturated fat as an evil to be eliminated, or at least minimized, from our diets. There's a lot of conflicting information out there; for every website extolling the benefits of saturated fat, there seem to be ten more condemning it. It reminds me of the whole "too many eggs will clog up your arteries" myth that so many still believe to be true.
    kloc wrote: »
    No problem with saturated fat if it's from a good quality source, check out natural yoghurt or kefir from reliable sources at least you'd be getting probiotics with it.. avoid low fat alternatives as most have aspartame in them which is a neurotoxin.

    Sounds good. I love natural and, especially, Greek yogurts, and I always tend to avoid low-fat alternatives as is.
    rubadub wrote: »
    I find the opposite, I hear more and more going on about how relatively good it is -the exception would be adverts, which is perhaps what you are talking about, I don't pay much attention to marketing people, bunch of lying swindlers.

    Perhaps that's it. As I said above, it reminds me of the ever present myth that eating too many eggs will clog up arteries. I still get surprised looks when I tell some people that I eat 4/5 eggs per day.

    According to MFP, I could hit 50/60g of saturated fat the odd day. It's good to know I need not worry about this, so long as it's coming from good sources and is eaten within a healthy diet and lifestyle.


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