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<blockquote data-quote="DavidGrahamJones" data-source="post: 1246973" data-attributes="member: 245335"><p>I think just about everybody who actually follows a LCHF diet does extremely well. From what I have read it depends on what type of fat that causes problems. It is my opinion that there is too much emphasis on the HF bit. </p><p></p><p><em><strong>Fat</strong> provides 9 calories <strong>per</strong> gram. For example, you'd need 36 to 62 grams of <strong>fat</strong> when consuming a 1,600-calorie diet <strong>per day</strong>, 44 to 78 grams if eating a 2,000-calorie diet <strong>per day</strong> and 58 to 101 grams of <strong>fat</strong> when consuming 2,600 calories <strong>per day</strong>. </em>Healthy Eating, so they reckon about 2,000 / (78 x 9) or about 28% of our calories.</p><p></p><p>This also agrees with my Weight by Date software.</p><p></p><p>Whereas the NHS say:</p><p></p><p><em>Most people in the UK eat too much saturated fats. The population on average gets 12.6% of their energy (kJ/kcal) from saturated fats, which is slightly above the 11% maximum <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-national-diet-and-nutrition-survey-shows-uk-population-is-eating-too-much-sugar-saturated-fat-and-salt" target="_blank">recommended by the government</a>. </em></p><p> <em></em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>The average man should aim to have no more than 30g of saturated fat a day. </em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>The average woman should aim to have no more than 20g of saturated fat a day. </em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Children should have less. </em></li> </ul><p><em> </em></p><p><em><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/2145.aspx?CategoryID=51" target="_blank">Trans fats</a> are found naturally at low levels in some foods, such as those from animals, including meat and dairy products. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p> <em></em></p><p><em>Trans fats can also be found in hydrogenated vegetable oil. Hydrogenated vegetable oil must be declared on a food's ingredients list if present.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p> <em></em></p><p><em>Like saturated fats, trans fats can raise cholesterol levels in the blood. This is why it's recommended that trans fats should make up no more than 2% of the energy (kJ/kcal) we get from our diet. For adults, this is no more than about 5g a day.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p>Huge difference in recommendations, who is right?</p><p></p><p>For me, always trying to lose weight, with a resting metabolic rate of 2300 cals per day, I should be consuming about 80gms (Healthy Eating & Weight by Date) or 35 gms (NHS). My Weight by Date software says I eat 45gms and that's by trying to follow a low fat diet and I'm still eating more than the NHS recommends.</p><p></p><p>I suppose we should define what we think high fat means, a question for anyone following a LCHF diet would be, how high is your HF bit. </p><p></p><p>Personally I tend to follow a LCLF diet because my stomach doesn't tolerate too much fat and my body doesn't seem to metabolise fat properly, preferring to store it as fat. I've followed low fat diets, the current thinking by NICE/NHS, like a lot of people, for many years and it didn't stop my cholesterol going up. However, low carb dropped my total cholesterol dramatically.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DavidGrahamJones, post: 1246973, member: 245335"] I think just about everybody who actually follows a LCHF diet does extremely well. From what I have read it depends on what type of fat that causes problems. It is my opinion that there is too much emphasis on the HF bit. [I][B]Fat[/B] provides 9 calories [B]per[/B] gram. For example, you'd need 36 to 62 grams of [B]fat[/B] when consuming a 1,600-calorie diet [B]per day[/B], 44 to 78 grams if eating a 2,000-calorie diet [B]per day[/B] and 58 to 101 grams of [B]fat[/B] when consuming 2,600 calories [B]per day[/B]. [/I]Healthy Eating, so they reckon about 2,000 / (78 x 9) or about 28% of our calories. This also agrees with my Weight by Date software. Whereas the NHS say: [I]Most people in the UK eat too much saturated fats. The population on average gets 12.6% of their energy (kJ/kcal) from saturated fats, which is slightly above the 11% maximum [URL='https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-national-diet-and-nutrition-survey-shows-uk-population-is-eating-too-much-sugar-saturated-fat-and-salt']recommended by the government[/URL]. [/I] [LIST] [*][I]The average man should aim to have no more than 30g of saturated fat a day. [/I] [*][I]The average woman should aim to have no more than 20g of saturated fat a day. [/I] [*][I]Children should have less. [/I] [/LIST] [I] [URL='http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/2145.aspx?CategoryID=51']Trans fats[/URL] are found naturally at low levels in some foods, such as those from animals, including meat and dairy products. Trans fats can also be found in hydrogenated vegetable oil. Hydrogenated vegetable oil must be declared on a food's ingredients list if present. Like saturated fats, trans fats can raise cholesterol levels in the blood. This is why it's recommended that trans fats should make up no more than 2% of the energy (kJ/kcal) we get from our diet. For adults, this is no more than about 5g a day. [/I] Huge difference in recommendations, who is right?[I][/I] For me, always trying to lose weight, with a resting metabolic rate of 2300 cals per day, I should be consuming about 80gms (Healthy Eating & Weight by Date) or 35 gms (NHS). My Weight by Date software says I eat 45gms and that's by trying to follow a low fat diet and I'm still eating more than the NHS recommends. I suppose we should define what we think high fat means, a question for anyone following a LCHF diet would be, how high is your HF bit. Personally I tend to follow a LCLF diet because my stomach doesn't tolerate too much fat and my body doesn't seem to metabolise fat properly, preferring to store it as fat. I've followed low fat diets, the current thinking by NICE/NHS, like a lot of people, for many years and it didn't stop my cholesterol going up. However, low carb dropped my total cholesterol dramatically. [/QUOTE]
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