Full fat?

[Jograham]

Hi, I’ve seen conflicting advice about fats. Should I be using full fat milk, butter, yogurts or should I go got low fat alternatives??

 

[JoKalsbeek]

Hi, I’ve seen conflicting advice about fats. Should I be using full fat milk, butter, yogurts or should I go got low fat alternatives??

Full fat is the way to go, usually... It's flavourful, filling, slows down the uptake of any carbs you're having, averting or dampening a potential spike. Low carb alternatives often (not always!) have carb fillers put in to compensate for the taste that gets lost when fats are removed, don't mitigate carb uptake so won't slow down a spike, and are less filling, so you're hungry again sooner.

When in doubt though, just try both and test your heart out with a meter, see what works best for you. The internet is full of conflicting information, so... Just see what's true for you, when unsure what wisdom would be in your case.

Good luck, oh, and that was your first post... WELCOME!
Jo

 

[MrsA2]

Full fat, but unsweetened and unflavoured

The low fat versions have the fat removed but are often thickened with starches

 

[Daibell]

If you do some deep research on the web you will find that there is no real evidence that (full) fat is harmful for us in terms of heart disease and in fact fat is good for us in many ways.

 

[Resurgam]

Hi, I’ve seen conflicting advice about fats. Should I be using full fat milk, butter, yogurts or should I go got low fat alternatives??

Welcome to the forum.
I don't use milk, but butter, full fat Greek yoghurt, I fry in butter or lard or the fat I save from joints, I put cream in my coffee and I feel great.

 

[JTL]

When it comes to milk my main concern just now is making sure we stick to full fart milk.

 

[KennyA]

Hi, I’ve seen conflicting advice about fats. Should I be using full fat milk, butter, yogurts or should I go got low fat alternatives??

I steer well clear of anything labelled "low fat". Don't use a lot of milk (lactose) but use cream, butter, lard, dripping, all those.

You might find the conclusion of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology interesting, worth a read.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/scien...tm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=the-arrow-188


Journal of the American College of Cardiology:
•Several foods relatively rich in SFAs, such as whole-fat dairy, dark chocolate, and unprocessed meat, are not associated with increased CVD or diabetes risk.
•There is no robust evidence that current population-wide arbitrary upper limits on saturated fat consumption in the United States will prevent CVD or reduce mortality.

 

[searley]

Hi, I’ve seen conflicting advice about fats. Should I be using full fat milk, butter, yogurts or should I go got low fat alternatives??

Skimmed milk has more carbs than full fat

Carbs is what affects your diabetes, so the choice on fat content is personal based on taste/diets etc

Really high fat foods like pizza can cause changes in absorption of the carbs so treating is done slightly differently with insulin