The Questionable Link Between Saturated Fat and Heart Disease

3 rounds of:
30 double unders
15 push-ups
– rest 1 minute –
3 rounds:
25 double unders
12 pull-ups
– rest 1 minute –
3 rounds
20 double unders
9 handstand push-ups

The cow, and its full fat food offerings has gotten a lot of beef over the past few decades.
The cow, and its full fat food offerings has gotten a lot of beef over the past few decades.

The Questionable Link Between Saturated Fat and Heart Disease

My parents are visiting from out of town.  While walking the dogs together, my Mom talked about a friend who she was helping to make the switch to Paleo.  Her friend was pre-diabetic, had cholesterol values that were not ideal, and was overweight.  We talked about how she could move her breakfast to eggs and bacon.  My Dad pipped in, “well not the bacon, that’s a lot of saturated fat.”

As a nation, we have been completely brainwashed.  Fat is bad.  Animal fat is worse.  Eat six servings of whole grains each day.  Eat many small meals throughout the day.  Don’t eat a lot of salt.  I could go on…

We’ve all been there.  I know when I started eating Paleo I had to remind myself throughout the course of the day that it was ok to eat fat, that I didn’t need to eat more than 3-4 times a day, and that there should be meat, vegetables/fruits, and fat in every meal.  Many of the participants in this spring’s food challenge have expressed the same experience.

Check out this article in the Wall Street Journal while you’re sipping your Sunday morning coffee (with or without cream!).  Thanks for sending Sandy.

The Questionable Link Between Saturated Fat and Heart Disease