Good Fats

Ok so i'm ensuring i get my big three, but when it comes to fats, what are good sources of "good fats"? I always see nutrition labels with a couple grams of mono and poly unsaturated fats but nothing has come up that has been of adequate quantities. If it has been then it seems as though the saturated fats are threw the roof..

There are some threads on this sites to answer your questions, as for me:
 
RED MEAT
PEANUT BUTTER
NUTS

Height 5' 8" Weight  200 lbs Body Fat 16%
Bench 315-Squat 365-Dead 405
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Fish Oils
Peanut Butter
Peanuts
Almond Butter
Almonds
Red Meat

ACE-CPT, NASM-CPT, AFPA-Nutrition Consultant 

3 shots of extra virgin olive oil a day keeps the bad cholesterol away! It doesnt taste too bad either. Very fatty and milky and filling, esp. when one is on a low carb diet.

Avacados and Seafood.  Don't concern yourslef with omega 6 and 9 as they are pretty abundant.  Omega-3's are the concern.

As we were talking about in the other thread, Sardines, particularly those packed in Olive Oil.

175 lbs
47 48 years old
Feeling pretty good

The only bad fat is trans fat.

"But a true champion, face to face with his darkest hour, will do whatever it takes to rise above. A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for pussies."

well the only problem I have had was that I do not eat any seafood or fish whatsoever. For some odd reason I cannot eat it. So I'll stick with the nuts and peanut butter. I am taking triple strength fish oils. Am I getting enough from that or should I make certain to incorporate the nuts etc in my diet.

T24Rent


well the only problem I have had was that I do not eat any seafood or fish whatsoever. For some odd reason I cannot eat it. So I'll stick with the nuts and peanut butter. I am taking triple strength fish oils. Am I getting enough from that or should I make certain to incorporate the nuts etc in my diet.

I love fish and seafood and just cannot imagine anyone not liking it.

175 lbs
47 48 years old
Feeling pretty good

I just had sardines for the first time in my life's memory just 10 minutes ago. SOOOOOOOOOOOO f-ing good. Tastes so moist and fishy and crumbles with tenderness. All this time Ive been eating nasty ass chewy tuna that, unless mixed with a crapload of mayonnaise, makes me wanna barf with each spoonful. And they're cheap. Sardines for the win!!!!!

bad fats are saturated and trans


good fats are polyunsaturated and monounsaturated.

King Bill Raaaymond


The only bad fat is trans fat.

except for the fact that trans fats make up 50% of cell membranes, giving them their stifness

and the fact that the are very important for bone health/saturated fats help calcium to be incorporated into the skeletal system

they protect the liver from toxins such as alcohol

they strengthen the immune system

and are needed for the use of essential fatty acids

the lipid hypothesis is not true and there are no studies that prove or support it, saturated fats are not as bad as u think bro

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"obsessed is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated"

I assume you meant saturated fats make up 50% of cell membranes.

I agree with you, Daniel265.

As you quoted, I stated that TRANS fats were the only bad fats.

Saturated fats are extremely good for us.

"But a true champion, face to face with his darkest hour, will do whatever it takes to rise above. A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for pussies."

I wouldn't eat too many polyunsaturated fats either (from vegetable oils, margarine, stuff like that).  And don't worry too much about cholesterol intake either.

the Danimal


I wouldn't eat too many polyunsaturated fats either (from vegetable oils, margarine, stuff like that).  And don't worry too much about cholesterol intake either.

True on the polyunsaturated fats, but cholesterol intake need to be adjusted for age. Young people really should be aware of the dangers of it but when you are older it is a much more immanent problem. 

175 lbs
47 48 years old
Feeling pretty good

From what I've been reading, about 80-90% of the cholesterol in your body is made in your liver, and dietary intake does not have that much to do with it.  It is also very good for hormones, healing inflamation, regulating body functions, and things like that.  It isn't the cholesterol that clogs up your arteries, but the very small and dense LDL.  By eating more saturated fats and cholesterol, you will put more cholesterol in these small, dense LDL and make them bigger and fluffier.  This way, they aren't small enough (generally) to get stuck in the damaged walls of the artery which are most likely damaged from over-processed carbohydrates. 

That's how I understand it anyway.

Cholesterol is used by your body to REPAIR your cardiovascular system.  As well as make hormones, fight inflammation, create new cells, etc.

"But a true champion, face to face with his darkest hour, will do whatever it takes to rise above. A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for pussies."

i gave up red meat like about 6 months ago