Gavyn Cooper Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Hey guys, I'm sure this will have been asked before but I've searched the forum and not found anything. My question is: do people track/limit their daily amount of saturated fat?I am aware of the older theory that eating a lot of saturated fat can lead to heart disease etc. and I have also seen more recent articles and studies which say there is no link. Is there any general consensus as of 2014 or are things uncertain? I am from the UK and here I think your Recommended Daily Allowance for saturated fat is 30g. Not that I really take notice of that, as they also say 2000 kcals for the average adult and so on.I am mainly vegetarian; my main sources of saturated fat are: eggs, cheese, nuts/nut (almond) butter, olive oil, occasional tuna/sardines and small amounts of dark chocolate. I don't count my daily saturated fat intake, but it might,coincidentally, be somewhere around the 30g amount I mentioned above.So I suppose I am wondering is saturated fat is something to be wary of? Any advice, comments, questions etc all welcome!Cheers, Gavyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Schmitter Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I usually track mine in deliciousness and scrumptiousability...but I'm not sure those units of measurement have been accepted by the journals yet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klemen Bobnar Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 With your diet, I wouldn't worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Aldag Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 If the fat is from healthy animals (organic, grass fed etc) then there is no problem. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavyn Cooper Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 Ok so you reckon that it is more a case of limiting/eliminating certain foods e.g. fast food, processed food (not that I eat these) than a case of worrying about saturated fat levels? I probably eat around 100g of nuts/seeds a day, plus 50g of almond butter, maybe 30g of cheese, couple of pieces of dark chocolate pre-workout.Cheers for all the replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Aldag Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Saturated fat is not inherently bad. Its actually one of the more safer fats you can consume. (Again, if from a healthy animal).Be more concerned about not eating shitty meat. The fats you should NOT be consuming are industrial seed oils. They are unstable, oxidize easily (leading to free radical damage in the body), sensitive to heat (horrible to cook with) and increase your Omega 6: Omega 3 which causes inflammation in the body. Stick with coconut oil, butter, ghee, and animal fat for cooking and leave your olive oil for salads. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learner Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Saturated fat isn't that bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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