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===Essential fats=== | ===Essential fats=== | ||
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{{talk|~ omega 3 and 6 | {{talk|~ omega 3 and 6, talk about ALA, DHA, EPA | ||
{{pbr}}~ absorbing vitamins A,D,E,K}} | {{pbr}}~ absorbing vitamins A,D,E,K}} | ||
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==Things that ''' | ==Things that {{b|#FF0|'''''don't'''''}} matter== | ||
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{{preamble| | {{preamble| | ||
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===Carbs=== | ===Carbs=== | ||
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===="Bad carbs" (sugar) vs "good carbs"==== | <small style="background:#F003;border:1px solid #DDD;position:relative;top:-0.5em"> ⚠ '''Note:''' If have diabetes: This part does NOT apply to you. You need to be very careful with carbs. But for other people, this holds true:</small> | ||
Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't matter whether most of your calories come from carbs or fats. It's the overall amount of calories that matter. | |||
===="Bad carbs" (i.e. sugar) vs "good carbs"==== | |||
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{{talk| | {{talk|It's not the actual carbs that matter, it's the vitamins and minerals or the lack thereof. Refined stuff lacks nutrients, but that's ok if you still get those nutrients in other ways.}} | ||
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====Saturated fat and cholesterol==== | ====Saturated fat and cholesterol==== | ||
{{ | Not harmful. Not essential either. | ||
{{ | {{talk|TODO: explain why: the body makes its own cholesterol and saturated fat (from any calorie source it gets). | ||
{{pbr}}~ Fats in the body are mostly saturated fat. Some fatty tissue is essential, but other fatty tissue is excessive if you're fat. Mention HDL and LDL cholesterol too maybe | |||
{{pbr}}~ Btw be clear that the earlier "people with diabetes are an exception" applies only to the carbs section above, not to this section on fats or any other section | |||
{{pbr}}~ Concerns about heart disease are debunked, but pro-meat lobbyists have played that up and tried to make {sat fat + cholesterol} seem like an "essential nutrient" which it isn't}} | |||
====Seed oils==== | ====Seed oils==== | ||
Not harmful. | |||
{{talk|howevers: | {{talk|howevers: | ||
{{pbr}}~ the seeds themselves have more nutrients than their refined oils. recipes{{pbr}}~ still beware of rancidity | {{pbr}}~ the seeds themselves have more nutrients than their refined oils. recipes{{pbr}}~ still beware of rancidity | ||
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====Preservatives & additives==== | ====Preservatives & additives==== | ||
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{{talk| | {{talk|be specific about what this applies to. Some chemicals are obviously still harmful (for example large amounts of lead and arsenic)}} | ||