It took me a while to stop being scared of fats. I mean, a good few decades of learning that fats are the enemy will do that to you. I’m not the kind of person to dwell on regrets, but when I think back to the issues I had when I was young and on…
The Best Animal Fats and Plant Fats to Eat
I like to make sure I am eating a combination of both animal fats and plant based fats during the day so that I am getting a wide variety of nutrients and fatty profiles into my diet. There are both similarities and differences between animal fats and plant fats, and there are also some types…
Deficiency of Fats in the Modern World
There is essentially no metabolic process in the entire body that does not require the use of fats. Fats, or lipids, are considered one of the big three ‘macro’ nutrients, being a group distinct from proteins or carbohydrates. What’s crazy right now, is despite increasing obesity levels there seems to be a epidemic of fat…
How to Eat 200g of Fat a Day
One of the main things I had to get my head around when I started the ketogenic diet was just how much fat I needed to eat each day. To start with I kind of tried to get away with less fat – sticking around the 100g a day mark. I did this because I…