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<blockquote data-quote="Crocodile" data-source="post: 1826680" data-attributes="member: 468583"><p>[USER=479477]@Suffolk gal[/USER] </p><p>Can't help much with bp but if you're really worried about cholesterol levels cut back on the amount of saturated fats in your diet. The unsaturated types are not the bogey man. Your food labels will have a breakdown of the fat types. Mostly, low carb diets can tolerate more fat if you look at it in a logical way. We all need energy, every day just to sustain our bodies. Food is the fuel. Energy sources come from carbs, fats and proteins. There are no others. Naturally, if one reduces the carbs then an equivalent amount of energy must come from the remaining two sources. The extra fats get consumed for their energy. The 11,000 kJ per day that I need has to come from somewhere. I eat around 60 to 80g of carbs per day. This is only 1,000 to 1,300 kJ. The remaining 9,700 to 10,000 comes from fats and proteins. This is the primary reason why the increased fats aren't necessarily problematic. They get burned for energy. You will find that consumption of unsaturated fats and displacement of saturated types will improve HDL cholesterol and lower awful triglycerides. The word 'fat' unfortunately has been given a bad reputation over the years. There's fats and there's fats. Good fats and not so good fats. It's not a swear word.</p><p>Glenn</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crocodile, post: 1826680, member: 468583"] [USER=479477]@Suffolk gal[/USER] Can't help much with bp but if you're really worried about cholesterol levels cut back on the amount of saturated fats in your diet. The unsaturated types are not the bogey man. Your food labels will have a breakdown of the fat types. Mostly, low carb diets can tolerate more fat if you look at it in a logical way. We all need energy, every day just to sustain our bodies. Food is the fuel. Energy sources come from carbs, fats and proteins. There are no others. Naturally, if one reduces the carbs then an equivalent amount of energy must come from the remaining two sources. The extra fats get consumed for their energy. The 11,000 kJ per day that I need has to come from somewhere. I eat around 60 to 80g of carbs per day. This is only 1,000 to 1,300 kJ. The remaining 9,700 to 10,000 comes from fats and proteins. This is the primary reason why the increased fats aren't necessarily problematic. They get burned for energy. You will find that consumption of unsaturated fats and displacement of saturated types will improve HDL cholesterol and lower awful triglycerides. The word 'fat' unfortunately has been given a bad reputation over the years. There's fats and there's fats. Good fats and not so good fats. It's not a swear word. Glenn [/QUOTE]
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