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"That is the reason people keep talking about saturated fats, polyunsaturated fats, and monounsaturated fats. saturated fats raise LDL cholesterol, period! saturated fats are easy to recognize when they are all by themselves: they remain solid at room temperature. Shortening and margarine are the worst. That strip of white stuff around your T-bone steak is totally saturated, too. Most of the time saturated fats are mixed with unsaturated fats and hidden, so you have to read labels." - James F. Balch, M.D., The Super Anti-Oxidants: Why They Will Change the Face of Healthcare in the 21st Century (Get the book.)

"Examples of saturated fats include: bacon, ground beef, butter, cream cheese, ice cream, coconut oil, palm oil, hydrogenated oils, lard, sausage, and whole milk. Monounsaturated Fats: Good. Monounsaturated fats have been shown to lower blood cholesterol levels. They are predominantly from the plant kingdom, and tend to clean out, rather than clog, arteries. Almonds, avocados, canola oil, olive oil, and peanuts are high in monounsaturated fats. Polyunsaturated Fats: Good AND Bad. Polyunsaturated fats are nicknamed "the in-between fats" because they have both positive and negative properties." - Barnet Meltzer, M.D., Food Swings: Make the Life-Changing Connection Between the Foods You Eat and Your Emotional Health and Well-Being (Get the book.)

"The problem is, when cattle handlers fatten their cattle for slaughter, they send them to the feedlot and give them unlimited corn and grain, which marbles their meat and liver with saturated fats and increases their body mass, just as it does in humans. Conversely, a vegetarian cow is a lean cow whose meat is higher in omega-3 fats, monounsaturated fats, and polyunsaturated fats. These fats improve your kidneys' ability to excrete acid, lower your blood pressure, lower your triglycerides, and raise your good cholesterol." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"Two substances in the diet appear to control the plasma level of cholesterol: the cholesterol and the saturated fat that you eat. saturated fats are usually solid at room temperature. Foods such as butter, cheese, cream, beef, pork, lamb, and chocolate are rich in saturated fats. The ingestion of saturated fats makes serum cholesterol levels rise. Unsaturated fats are usually liquids at room temperature. Corn oil, cottonseed oil, safflower oil, and other vegetable oils are rich in unsaturated fats. The ingestion of unsaturated fats makes serum cholesterol levels fall." - Frank A. Oski, M.D., Don't Drink Your Milk (Get the book.)

"This delicious diet substitutes unsaturated fats (seed oils) and monoun-saturated fats (olive oil) for saturated fats (butter, animal fat) and also includes wine and nuts. Patients with heart disease who followed the Mediterranean diet had a 50% to 70% reduction in recurrent heart attacks.7 Overall, this diet had a much more beneficial effect than either statins or weight-loss drugs, and without side effects. You'll lose weight eating this way, and you'll look and feel great. The Bottom Line Don't take diet pills, herbs, or supplements. Not for a few weeks, not for a few days, not ever." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"This means that in order to improve insulin action, we should reduce our intake of saturated fats by eating leaner cuts of meat and choosing nonfat dairy options, as well as eliminating trans fatty acids from our diet and focusing instead on monounsaturated fatty acids and omega-3 fatty acids. The best sources of monounsaturated fats are olive oil, nuts, nut oils, and canola oil. Although monounsaturated fats are not as unsaturated as polyunsaturated, they still contribute to healthier cell membranes because they are more fluid than saturated fats." - Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon, Hunger Free Forever: The New Science of Appetite Control (Get the book.)

"In this diet saturated fats (butter, animal fat) are replaced by unsaturated fats (seed oils) and monounsaturated fats (olive oil), and wine and nuts are included. In fact, olive oil has been shown in laboratory studies to improve endothelial function (translation: increases the flexibility of your coronary arteries, which can be beneficial for reducing your risk of heart attacks). The recent Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study, mentioned on page 78, showed that a low-fat diet did not reduce heart disease.60 The problem with that study is that it lumped all fats together." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"Red meat not only contains many easily absorbable minerals, it also contains saturated fats. saturated fats are necessary for proper brain function (the major fat in the brain is saturated fat) and they also provide strength to our cell walls. Good saturated fats are essential to life. (For more on saturated fats, see Chapter 3, "Fats and Oils".) Red meat contains B vitamins such as B2, B6, and B12. B12 is not found readily available in the plant family and many vegetarians may become deficient in Vitamin B12." - M.D. David Brownstein, The Guide to Healthy Eating (Get the book.)

"The typical American gets about 42 percent of total calories from fat, with 16 percent coming from saturated fats and 26 percent from unsaturated fats. Compare this with the recommended amounts: a maximum of 30 percent of total daily calories from fat, with 10 percent from saturated fats (such as meat and dairy products), 10 percent from monounsaturated fats (such as olive oil), and 10 percent from polyunsaturated fats (such as corn, safflower, and soybean oils)." - Janet Zand, LAc, OMD, Allan N. Spreed, MD, CNC, James B. LaValle, RPh, ND, Smart Medicine for Healthier Living : Practical A-Z Reference to Natural and Conventional Treatments for Adults (Get the book.)

"Saturated fats are necessary for proper brain function (the major fat in the brain is saturated fat) and they also provide strength to our cell walls. Good saturated fats are essential to life. (For more on saturated fats, see Chapter 3, "Fats and Oils".) Red meat contains B vitamins such as B2, B6, and B12. B12 is not found readily available in the plant family and many vegetarians may become deficient in Vitamin B12. Vitamins C and E are also found in meat, in addition to many minerals such as magnesium, zinc, selenium, and iron." - M.D. David Brownstein, The Guide to Healthy Eating (Get the book.)

"The four general categories of fats are: Saturated Fats: Bad. saturated fats, typically of animal origin, are high in cholesterol and have been linked to the onset of cancer, particularly breast cancer. Examples of saturated fats include: bacon, ground beef, butter, cream cheese, ice cream, coconut oil, palm oil, hydrogenated oils, lard, sausage, and whole milk. Monounsaturated Fats: Good. Monounsaturated fats have been shown to lower blood cholesterol levels. They are predominantly from the plant kingdom, and tend to clean out, rather than clog, arteries." - Barnet Meltzer, M.D., Food Swings: Make the Life-Changing Connection Between the Foods You Eat and Your Emotional Health and Well-Being (Get the book.)

"There are two types of dietary fats: saturated and unsaturated. saturated fats are the so-called "bad" fats. They are found in red meat, lard, dairy products, coconut and palm oil, and egg yolks. Within the body they raise total blood cholesterol and low-density lipoproteins (LDL), the main source of cholesterol buildup and blockage of arteries. Unsaturated fats, the so-called "good" fats, include polyunsaturated fats and monounsaturated fats. Most come from plant sources. They lower LDL and raise high-density lipoproteins (HDL), which help prevent cholesterol from building up in arteries." - The New York Times, The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind (Get the book.)

"High levels of saturated fats. When cooking or baking: moderate amounts of healthy monounsaturated fats (olive oil or canola oil) and saturated fats (organic butter or coconut oil). If not heated: unsaturated oils (corn, safflower, soy, and flaxseed oil). Always use cold-pressed oils that are fresh; rancid oils can be harmful. Commercial nuts and seeds with added oil, sugar, or salt. Also beware of peanuts. They often are contaminated by a mold that produces aflatoxin, a toxic, carcinogenic compound." - Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac., Alternative Medicine Magazine's Definitive Guide to Sleep Disorders: 7 Smart Ways to Help You Get a Good Night's Rest (Get the book.)

"Polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats should be substituted for saturated fats in the diet. Monounsaturated fats may offer some advantages. For example, they are less likely to produce free radicals than polyunsaturated fats. Additionally, monounsaturated fats such as olive oil may actually have a protective effect against breast cancer and possibly other cancers. • Emphasizing foods low in fat and high in fiber can significantly reduce your risk of cancer." - Richard Harkness, The Natural Pharmacist: Your Complete Guide to Reducing Cancer Risk (Get the book.)

"The common saturated fats are acetic, butyric, caproic, caprylic, capric, lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic, arachidic, and behenic. Butterfat, coconut oil, and peanut oil are high in saturated fats. Unsaturated fats contain one or more double-bond carbon linkages and are usually liquid at room temperature. Vegetable oils and fish oils most frequently contain unsaturated fats. Among the unsaturated fats are caproleic, lauroleic, myristoleic, palmitoleic, oleic, petroselinic, vaccenic, linoleic, linolenic, elae-sosearic, gadoleic, arachidonic, and eracic." - Ruth Winter, Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients Vitamin E (Get the book.)

"Foods such as butter, cheese, cream, beef, pork, lamb, and chocolate are rich in saturated fats. The ingestion of saturated fats makes serum cholesterol levels rise. Unsaturated fats are usually liquids at room temperature. Corn oil, cottonseed oil, safflower oil, and other vegetable oils are rich in unsaturated fats. The ingestion of unsaturated fats makes serum cholesterol levels fall. The first evidence of a relationship between diet and atherosclerosis was provided between 1910 and 1920 by a Russian investigator, Nikolai Anitschov." - Frank A. Oski, M.D., Don't Drink Your Milk (Get the book.)

"Henry David Thoreau Minimizing red meat and scaling down saturated fats Population-level research consistently illustrates that one of the most important components of protecting your cognitive health is to avoid a diet high in saturated fats, which tend to increase cholesterol levels in the blood. Diets high in red meat intake and low in fruit and vegetable intake—a consumption pattern common to most of us in the West—have been linked to vascular disease, inflammation, the production of free radicals that may contribute to neurodegeneration, and a diminution of blood supply to the brain." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"Natural saturated fats in moderation are not a problem. They do not raise cholesterol levels. They do not lead to heart disease. In fact, there is actually a diet that helps people lose weight, and lower cholesterol levels while eating as much meat and eggs and natural saturated fat as they like.' The two reasons this diet works are (1) natural saturated fats do not cause heart problems, and (2) all versions of this diet call for the elimination of snack foods, processed foods, sugared foods, foods containing any trans-fatty acids, and foods high on the glycemic index. 4." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"More than 1200 men with cholesterol levels above 300 mg/dL, four-fifths of whom also smoked, were randomized so that half received counseling about diet (decrease saturated fats by more than half and increase polyunsaturated fats) and smoking cessation. Over the subsequent 10 years, there were 44 percent fewer cases of heart disease and 39 percent fewer deaths among the men who had been counseled about diet and smoking than among the men in the control group (about two deaths were prevented for each 100 men who received counseling)." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"Unsaturated fats are substituted for saturated fats (butter, animal fat). At Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, we have started the Institute for Predictive Health and the Center for Health Discovery and Weil-Being, whose goal is to promote healthy behaviors rather than merely to react once disease develops, when it may be too late. Of course, there are times when you will need to take medicine, and I have provided some guidelines for common meds in this book. I hope you use it to make informed decisions." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"Generally speaking, the 'bad' fats—the ones we want to reduce—are the saturated fats, and the 'good' fats are the unsaturated fats. You're right about beef and pork— their fat content is all 'saturated', so cutting these foods back is wise. Actually, the fats in chicken and turkey are mostly saturated, too, there's just less of it. But there's one 'animal protein' that contains almost entirely 'good', unsaturated fats ..." "That's fish, isn't it?" Wendy asked. "Yes." "Well, Dave likes salmon and halibut ..." "And marlin and swordfish and mahi and nearly any fish but cod," David said. " - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.)

"Like monounsaturated fats, polyunsaturated fats are believed to be a healthy substitute for saturated fats in the diet. We know that both types significantly lower cholesterol levels. However, polyunsaturated fats have not been associated with any protective effect against cancer. One explanation may be that monounsaturated fats are less prone to oxidize and conjure up damaging free radicals, which may play a role in cancer development. Another advantage of monounsaturated oils is that highly polyunsaturated oils don't hold up well to heat." - Richard Harkness, The Natural Pharmacist: Your Complete Guide to Reducing Cancer Risk (Get the book.)

"Data from studies in animals suggest that when total fat intake is low, polyunsaturated fats are more effective than saturated fats In enhancing tu-morigenesis [emphasis added], whereas the data on humans do not permit a clear distinction to be made between the different components of fat.29 This last point is surprising: in animal studies, polyunsaturated fats have a greater cancer-producing capacity than saturated fats when fat intake is low." - Michael Lerner, Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Approaches to Cancer (Get the book.)

"This doesn't mean you should starve yourself, fast on weekends, or cut entire meals out of your diet, but it does offer justification for not eating past the point of satiation, and cutting back on your intake of saturated fats. Eating smaller portions and doing a small bit of snacking between meals may maintain glucose levels in your body that will help keep your mind sharp, and help you avoid binge eating of unhealthy foods at mealtime." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.) "Opposite of our grain-fed animals that are high in fat, the meats of our ancestors would have been taken from hunted game that was lean, protein-dense, and low in saturated fats. And since human groups were never far from waterways or coasts, and much migration is likely to have occurred along rivers and coastlines, our ancestors would have had a relatively high intake of fish and other aquatic foods." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.) "The lesson: The weight of most major studies on the dietary aspects of AD seems to suggest that less saturated fats from red meat and greater intake of fish may reduce your risk for cognitive decline. As Thomas Jefferson suggested generations ago, meat should be thought of as a supplementary food rather than as a main dish in our diets, and the meats we do consume should be lean, high in protein, and low in saturated fat." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"Hot-dogs* loin, Pork, tenderloin Tofu, low fat ground sirloin, spare ribs Turkey, breast, no skin Sausages Veal, leg Veal, loin FATS* FATS* FATS* Fat Free Salad Dressings** Butter* Coconut Oil* Canola Oil* Flaxseed oil, do not heat* (Butter and coconut oil are Lard (lard is a saturated fat but it Grapeseed oil saturated fats but withstand high withstands a high temperature for Olive oil* temperature for cooking and do cooking without oxidizing) not turn into a trans fat." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.) "Both of these diets include saturated fats. Which one do you think is healthier? Of course number two is. One can still be healthy and eat certain fats in moderation. The studies that show that saturated fat in diets lead to cancer and heart disease may just be looking at the health of those in group one. As the old adage goes, "everything in moderation." For year, the Mediterranean diet has toted benefits for cardiovascular health. It uses mainly olive oil and fish in this diet. Olive oil, like other plant-based fats have a heating point at which the oil tends to oxidize." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.) "Butter, lard and coconut oil are said to be saturated fats but they can be heated to a high temperature for cooking without turning into a trans-fat. However, many of us are averse to cooking with lard, butter or tallow. If you choose to cook with a vegetable-based oil, saute food at a lower temperature to prevent oxidation. Do not re-use heated oils for other cooking projects. Choose foods in their raw form, such as fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds. Choose low fat and low glycemic foods because they reduce inflammation and prevent many diseases." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"Other good fats are monounsaturated (omega-9) fatty acids (primarily found in olive oil, avocado, and nuts), as well other healthy saturated fats normally found in salmon, walnuts, olives, lamb and goat meat, goat's and sheep's milk and cheese, and other properly prepared dairy products. saturated fats tend to be solid at room temperature, and are normally found in tropical oils such as processed coconut, palm and palm kernel oils. . You should be aware that when EFAs are heated, their bonds change and they soon become trans fatty acids." - Dr. David W. Tanton; Ph.D., A Drug-Free Approach To Healthcare, Revised Edition (Get the book.)

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