excess saturated fat is probably going to cause issues,
Saturated Fat
It not going to be a issue on a well formulated Ketogenic Diet.
Which bring us to...
if you aren't eating bacon for every meal you will probably be fine.
Bacon
To reiterate, Saturated Fat isn't an issue in a well written Ketogenic Diet. Let look at ...
My Diet
Each morning I have,
1) Bacon Ends and Pieces every morning; approximately 64 grams.
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2) 2-3 Eggs cooked in butter
3) 22 gram of Protein Blend mixed with 64 plus grams of Whipped Cream
4) 28 - 56 grams of Pepperoni with 28 gram of Cheese melted on it
5) A Fat Shot (1 tablespoon of MCT Oil with 1 tablespoon of Avocado Oil)
6) And if I am still hungry, I have 14-28 grams of Spicy Peanuts
Breakfast Fat Intake: Around 120 gram of Fat; a lot of Saturated Fat.
Lunch
Usually some Branch Chain Amino Acids
Dinner
It varies but remains Keto; High Fat (high saturated fats) along with some Monounsaturated and Polyunsaturated Fat.
Dinner Fat Intake: Approximately 80 plus gram.
My Last Blood Profile
I have charted my Blood Lipid Profile for since 2015.
Let examine my most recent Blood Lipid Panel Profile
LDL
Good or bad LDL is determined by the percentage of good Particle A or bad Particle B.
My LDL is above the Recommended Level.
My elevated LDL Number is due to a high intake of Saturated Fat. The LDL stand alone number means nothing.
The Particle Size Percentage is the determinate factor of good or bad.
My HDL:Triglyceride Ratio show that I have a higher percentage of good Particle A and lower percentage of Particle B LDL.
So, my LDL is just fine.
Triglycerides
Low Carbohydrates intake produces a Low Triglyceride Number. Low is good when it come to Triglycerides.
Kenny's | 6/22/2021 | Recommended | |
Total Cholesterol | 196 | < 200 | |
LDL | 140 | < 100 | |
HDL | 41 | > 40 | |
Triglycerides | 61 | < 150 | |
Triglyceride:HDL Ratio | 1.48 | < 2.0 | |
Remnant Cholesterol | 15 | < 20 | |
Reading A Blood Lipid Panel
This following information has been posted several time. Let's break it down
again...
1) Total Cholesterol
This stand alone number means nothing. Its relevance is in determining another vital number: Remanent Cholesterol.
2) LDL
This is another stand alone number that means nothing.
What is more important is knowing if an individual has more Particle A (good) or Particle B (bad) LDL.
A test can be give for it.
Another method of determining it is the HDL:Triglyceride Ratio.
3) HDL
This is an important stand alone number.
4) Triglycerides
This is a very important stand alone number.
Just make sure to not disregard your blood tests because some guy on the internet told you your doctor is dumb and doesn't know how to read them.
Lack of Knowledge By Physicians
Unfortunately, many physicians have not kept up with research on Cholesterol, nor do they understand how to read a Blood Lipid Panel.
Many physicians have are not familiar with Remnant Cholesterol, how to calculate it, and its value in reading a Blood Lipid Panel.
Many physicians have the same issue with using the HDL:Triglyceride Ratio to determine an if an individual has good, Particle A or bad, Particle B LDL.
The people who made the guidelines have studied it quite a bit,
And Unfortunately Still Lack The Knowledge
The foundation of misinformation on cholesterol is build on Ansel Keys' Seven Countries Study that has been around for over 60 years.
Keys' study involved 22 Countries. However, since 15 Countries disproved his theory, those countries were discarded.
Only the 7 Seven Countries that supported Key's premise were cited.
That's not back science. It a con job.
Physicians have not kept up.
Take Home Message
1) Learn how to read a Blood Lipid Profile
Some individual numbers have value and other don't.
Be especially aware of Remnant Cholesterol and HDL:Triglyceride Ratio numbers.
2) Many physicians lack knowledge in how to read a Blood Lipid Profile.
3) Don't believe anyone. Do you own homework and find out for yourself.