Obesity correlates with a reduction in dietary fat

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Very interesting dietary points to be had here.  One, fat is important for the brain--for brain energy needs and for the building blocks to support the brain's development.  Hello!

Dietary fat is said to have played a critical role in the evolution of the human brain since the brain needs a dense calorie load to sustain it energetically but also needs the fat building blocks to support its development [6]. This dogma certainly continues today based on research that shows that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and other fats play a crucial role in neural tissue growth and function. Anomalies in fat metabolism or shortfalls in dietary fats can interfere with brain development and function [7]. In fact, experts assert that a move away from the higher fat diet might be more the cause of the North American metabolic syndrome epidemic.

This point was interesting--that obesity correlates with a reduction in dietary fat.  Therefore, if someone is fat, they should eat fats to reduce their weight load.  Since this article is about butyrate, one should begin including more butter into their diet.  

Statistical review of US macronutrient consumption today reveals an increase in the incidence of obesity correlating with the reduction in dietary fat; which results consequently in increased intake of carbohydrate foods [8]. Somewhere in the middle closer to the low carbohydrate end of the diet is a happy healthy medium where processed carbohydrate sources are limited and healthy fat is loaded but a good supply of fresh vegetables (low glycemic index carbohydrate sources) still comprises a significant component of the diet [9]. In particular, it is speculated that a lower overall intake of carbohydrate sources is the healthier way to go with these choices making up, for the major part, those of a lower glycemic load and higher fiber constitution. 

And a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet, also known as the Ketogenic Diet, has profound effects on your health.  This was fascinating, 

The low-carbohydrate high-fat diet (LCHFD) has cycled in and out of popularity . . . as a therapeutic program to treat metabolic syndrome," such as epilepsy, cognitive deficit, neurological disorders like Alzheimer's disease where it's shown to downregulate deleterious amyloid protein . . . and weight loss.  Incredible. 

It is well understood that dietary restriction in the form of calorie or carbohydrate deprivation is conducive to ketogenesis and serum ketone elevation [10]. The low-carbohydrate high-fat diet (LCHFD) has cycled in and out of popularity for decades as a therapeutic program to treat metabolic syndrome [11]; epilepsy [12]; cognitive deficit [13]; neurological disorders like Alzheimer's disease where its shown to downregulate deleterious amyloid protein [14]; as an activator of uncoupling protein activity for thermogenesis [15]; and weight loss [16]. The ketogenic diet is far from a novel concept. The understanding that this dietary protocol can effectively reduce seizure frequency [17] and help treat even drug-resistant epilepsy [18] was established as far back as the 1920's [19, 20].  CJ pointed out the better fats to have in one's diets.  For years, I consumed olive oil, but difficult to find consistently good EVOO.

This really is a must-read article.  Continue reading . . . .

CJ pointed out the better fats to have in one's diet.  For years, I consumed olive oil, but difficult to find consistently good EVOO. He recommends XV Olive Oil, grass-fed butter, ghee, avocado oil. I should have asked him which brands are preferable. Per Mark Sisson's recommendation, always select an olive oil brand nearest you. For example, if you live in Los Angeles, CA, not the best decision to get Greek olive oil, even though the country is known for its olive oil. Ditto for Italy. Instead, pick up a locally manufactured olive oil in and around Los Angeles, like Santa Barbara, Temecula Valley, so forth. This California brand blends several different kinds of olive oils. I think my favorite, or at least one that was consistent, was Dr. Barry Sears' olive oil that had a nice peppery aftertaste. His oil is sourced from Umbria, Italy, which contradicts the recommendation of sourcing it locally. But I liked it.