Mon, Jun-23-03, 16:18
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Posts: 72
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Plan: Schwarzbein
Stats: 177/173/160
BF:
Progress: 24%
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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LisaK - Thanks. I'm not concerned about saturated fat "making me fat," or about total fat consumption. I'm looking at all-around good health, and am inclined to think, from reading a variety of sources, that a diet high in saturated fat may still be something to be a little cautious about.
Wanda - I've only read SPI, so far, so that, together with what I read here and elsewhere, is basically what I'm working with. I suppose my concerns arise primarily from comments that suggest that Dr. S. did a little backpedaling about saturated fat in book II, and the suggestion that too much saturated fat can stall weight loss. I'm sure I've come across other things here and there that, while agreeing with the body's need for healthy fats, still warn against too much saturated fat. It is hard to know, to a degree, just how to think about it, because there's just no way I'm going to start counting grams of three types of fats and trying to balance those meticulously on top of everything else.
What I really want to do is develop some general principles of healthy eating that I can follow without an overabundance of scrutinizing and tabulating. Where fats are concerned, I'm just looking for ways to include more unsaturated fats because I so naturally gravitate toward saturated ones.
I think I'm going to try mixing up some "better butter," a blend of butter and olive oil, by way of compromise.
Beth
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