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Getting my facts straight about fats

Alright so I'm trying to get my facts straights on the different fats and how each one effects your cholesterol levels. And I figured here would be the best place to ask. Saturate …
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Do I need to up the calories? I’m starting to feel weak and shaky in the evening…

I've posted here loads, but it's hard when your mum thinks wheat is healthy and fat is bad. Anyway. I want to lose weight, but I'm not seeing much progress. I'm now weight traini …
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What does Chris Kresser mean about saturated fat and cholesterol?

In Robb Wolf’s podcast number 151 Chris Kresser says that in a minority of people dietary saturated fat pushes up blood LDL cholesterol but that in the majority of people this is o …
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Saturated Fat: Dueling studies. Who’s right?

I sent a friend this link: http://chriskresser.com/for-a-healthy-heart-stick-to-butter He writes back saying: "The only problem is that you keep hearing about mainstream studies …
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Fat makes me hungrier? Help!

I just had five pastured eggs scrambled in coconut oil and more than a cup of grassfed heavy cream. I am practically starving right now. I am hungrier than before I ate. I thought …
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Can I really eat as much fat as I want?

Hi there, I have a question about fat. I've been trying the Paleo Diet on and off for about 4 months and I've had great results and reduced my visible Chron's symptoms %100. I wan …
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Has the Paleo community leaned too heavily into its own dogma?

There's a tendency in the Paleo community to treat unlimited saturated fat consumption as not only benign, but healthful. While there are some of us that can consume an avalanche …
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What if we’re all wrong? What if Paleo is good for health but bad (suboptimal) for lifespan?

Please excuse the overly broad and lengthy question. What if how we are eating is good for health and makes you a happy Crossfitter or Movnatter, but is not optimal for lifespan? …
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Carbs and saturated fat: A bad interaction?

I recently asked whether there are any aspects of the paleo diet that would be harmful if adopted outside an overall paleo context. Several people said it would be unhealthy to eat …
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Grass-Fed Meat & Fat

I've recently started buying really good grass-fed meat from a wholesaler. I purposely buy scotch fillet (rib eye as I believe its known as in the US) for the higher fat to protein …
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Article against saturated fat.

Can someone please help me understand this article that is clearly against saturaed fat... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3572653/
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Is saturated fat really healthy (or harmless)?

My total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol (including LDL-P) shot up considerably after being on the paleo diet for the last 3 months (consuming lots of butter and beef with lots of …
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Fat / Carbs and Alzheimers

Hi Everyone, I am quite fascinated by the subject as I am trying to help my grandma make the leap from MCI to full blown dementia. We were especially amused by the Type 3 Diabete …
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How do I convince a friend to eat full fat dairy

My friend says I'm trying to make her fat if I tell her to buy the full fat cheese, & eat more chicken & fish. "If your body thinks its starving" I begin, and she cuts me o …
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How Much coconut oil is too much?

How much coconut oil should one be ingesting a day? I try to get a few teaspoons in, but the more I read I wonder if that is enough. I love coconut oil, and use it for baking, …

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