65% Fat and Cholesterol

[tickletussler]

It's easy to do 65% fats AND have good cholesterol levels AND eat the types of fats you are more comfortable with, WITHOUT having to add fats like butter, creams, animal fat etc.

What I mean is I have a diet that is rich in fish high in omega-3s and fish oils such as salmon. Also eat foods like avocado, use oils like olive oil (cholesterol-lowering), hard-boiled eggs, nuts & seeds - many of these fats occur naturally in foods and are not necessarily saturated fats, but will help you fill your 65% fats ratio and the sort of fats that are UNQUESTIONABLY good on your arteries and cholesterol levels. Remember too that if you eat foods that are cholesterol-lowering such as broccoli, tofu, decafeinated teas - will also help keep your cholesterol DOWN. My cholesterol was never high to start with and it's because of all these points I've made... plus it's gone down further since I started Atkins.

[daione]

Re: 65% Fat and Cholesterol

I am really impressed with your weight loss.

I think the reason why most docs feel this way is because the low carb/high fat diet has not been studied fully. They learned how cholesterol is treated by the body when ppl eat the food guide pyramid diet. The majority of docs just don't accept the fact that carbs combined with fats reacts drastically different in the body than very few carbs with fat.

Saturated fat and trans fats are bad in the presence of a lot of carbs, which is why Dr. A suggests cutting back a bit on saturated fat when we increase our carbs near the pre-M and LM phases.