Totto
Well-Known Member
It seems as there is a belief you can cut down on carbs without adding anything. Carbs, fat and protein are the energy sources, so if you cut down in one category you have to up an other. Too much protein can raise bg and may harm your kidneys in the long run. So we are left with adding fat.
The problem is we have been advised to avoid fat as that is supposed to cause all sorts ills including death from heart failure. This is not true! Nor is the common belief that vegetable oils are better than saturated fats. This isn't true either with a few exceptions like olive oil. Many vegetable oils contain high numbers of omega 6 fatty acids, and there you may expose yourself for a real risk of heart disease. Wee need omega 6, but if in excess it causes inflammation in your arteries and raises the risk for heart disease.
There is a growing body of evidence that fat is good for you. Not margarine or other highly processed fats, but butter, particularly organic butter, along with any kind of animal fat, coconut oil, olive oil.
The problem is we have been advised to avoid fat as that is supposed to cause all sorts ills including death from heart failure. This is not true! Nor is the common belief that vegetable oils are better than saturated fats. This isn't true either with a few exceptions like olive oil. Many vegetable oils contain high numbers of omega 6 fatty acids, and there you may expose yourself for a real risk of heart disease. Wee need omega 6, but if in excess it causes inflammation in your arteries and raises the risk for heart disease.
There is a growing body of evidence that fat is good for you. Not margarine or other highly processed fats, but butter, particularly organic butter, along with any kind of animal fat, coconut oil, olive oil.