Health

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WWII we went from butter to transfats, which stayed with us until 1990-2020. The idea was butter fat caused heart disease. And it did. But trans fats had other issues they didn't know about or were not proven, like inflammation and heavy metals and heart disease.

I'd be wary of heavier fats - tallow or palm oil. There is the idea that seed oils are not human's ancestral diet, we really didn't get them much prior to about 1870. By 1975 we added new strains of wheat and corn.

In Keto dieting, the idea is fats are good because they don't lead to weight gain in the absence of carbs. MCT Medium Chain Triglycerides - coconut oil. But seed oil creates inflammation, they say. I still use it some. But I prefer extra virgin olive oil. And frying is not good. Oils oxidate which increases cancer risk, they say. Recall Acrylamides warnings. For that matter, nitrites are considered a known carcinogen.

I think the subject is about inflammation. These are two doctors I follow: Dr. Jamnadas and Dr. Boz. Dr. J on inflammation, heart disease, and diet, Dr. B on Keto and diet and everything. The idea that gut health is the key to the whole body. I cut the carbs, eliminated all white sugar additives, ate sardines for three days, ramped up the vegetables, and fasted more than a bit, the inflammation went. Energy picked up, allergies went that away, weight loss was easy. Any carbs are complex, not refined.

Of course YMMV, and there are differences of opinion. But I'm on a good path.