Question about fats?

[bode]

So I know Trans fats and Saturated fats are bad. My question is are Polyunsaturated and Monounsaturated fats good or bad? Any info would help. Reps for good info. Thanks.

[CHM]

Saturated fats are not good for you. A small amount will help testosterone production, but too much will clog arteries. Poly and Mono fats are great for you. They promote proper hormone function, cardiovascular health, healthy hair skin and nails, and can also help some lose bodyfat.

[Tyree2]

Monounsaturated fats help lower LDL (bad) cholesterol while also boosting HDL (good) cholesterol.

Polyunsaturated fats are also thought to help lower total and bad cholesterol. But monounsaturated fats tend to be favored over polyunsaturated fats because some research suggests that polyunsaturated fats are less stable, and can reduce levels of good cholesterol as well as bad.

[bode]

Yeah I'm totally about to cheat as far as carbs and sodium go, but Lay's potato chips changed their cooking oil to sunflower and i'm craving some salty stuff right now. I guess they arent as bad for you as they used to be so F**k it. Thanks for the info guys. reps to all.

[Monkey Helmet]

Originally Posted by bode

Yeah I'm totally about to cheat as far as carbs and sodium go, but Lay's potato chips changed their cooking oil to sunflower and i'm craving some salty stuff right now. I guess they arent as bad for you as they used to be so F**k it. Thanks for the info guys. reps to all.

Oooh, enjoy. Lays are awesome and taste so good after not have eating them for a long time.

[bode]

Originally Posted by Monkey Helmet

Oooh, enjoy. Lays are awesome and taste so good after not have eating them for a long time.

Dude it's seriously the first time I've eaten them in like a year and even with the change they made to them they taste exactly the same to me. Good stuff. Still a lot of sodium and carbs, but I definately needed some carbs. I've been depriving myself to the minimum intake for a month straight. Green vegies is all. So I can afford to cheat. I've lost 14 pounds since starting my cutting diet 5 weeks ago. I gotta tell you I'm not used to this diet. It's working no doubt, but I get super faint and light headed, especially when working out.

[bravo03]

Originally Posted by bode

So I know Trans fats and Saturated fats are bad. My question is are Polyunsaturated and Monounsaturated fats good or bad? Any info would help. Reps for good info. Thanks.

Poly and Mono are great fats, limit your intake on sat. fats and trans fats now a days are rare.

[ozigal]

read the threads in my signature and you'll know a whole lot more about fats.

[davielawson]

I have to go against the grain on this one...
Yes Saturated fats are generally bad, and trans or hydrogenated are bad!
Mono unsaturated fats are OK, but not the best
Polyunsaturated fats are the best!
As far as stability goes, if a polyunsaturated fat is oxidised a minimum of 2 or op to 7 times, it will become a monounsaturated fat.. so i dont know how that research worked!! haha

Polyunsaturated fats, are generally omega 3 and 6. Omega 6 may also be monounsaturated... Provided that there is vitamin E take with it oxidation is highly unlikely. Also Vit E is also vitaly to prevent free radicals from oxidising lipid membranes and saturating them...
PUFAs-polyunsaturated fatty acids, lower LDL cholesterol, premote HDL -which is very good, and are also essentil for your brain and body...

As far as small ammounts of saturated fats are needed for testosterone goes, your body can form both saturated and unsaturated fats from GLA and ALA by the liver. Cholesterol is what test is synthesised from...
It is also important to consume more omega 3 than omega 6 for reasons i posted before
hope this helps...

[Richie_Awesome]

Eh, from what I read, if you're working out fine, get a near even split between the three(sat, poly, mono) and you'll be fine in health and performance.

Of course, 0 trans.

[davielawson]

There is little health risk from consuming equal quantities of all three fats, however if you just wanted to get by, you wouldnt be on this site..
For optimum health and preformance, PUFAs are the way to go, both short and long term!!
And with most BB diets containg large ammounts of meat, which contains saturates, supplementing with PUFAs is the only way to ensure a long healthy life after you give up the gym

[IraHays]

I don't know why I even opened this thread. All I do is get irritated when I read people ramblings on saturated fats clogging artiries and "good" VS "evil" cholesterol.

[davielawson]

Saturates dont directly clog anything, they are vital in lipid membranes, its blood tri glyceride levels that do the damage and oxidation!!

[garlichead]

Originally Posted by davielawson

I have to go against the grain on this one...
Yes Saturated fats are generally bad, and trans or hydrogenated are bad!
Mono unsaturated fats are OK, but not the best
Polyunsaturated fats are the best!
As far as stability goes, if a polyunsaturated fat is oxidised a minimum of 2 or op to 7 times, it will become a monounsaturated fat.. so i dont know how that research worked!! haha

Polyunsaturated fats, are generally omega 3 and 6. Omega 6 may also be monounsaturated... Provided that there is vitamin E take with it oxidation is highly unlikely. Also Vit E is also vitaly to prevent free radicals from oxidising lipid membranes and saturating them...
PUFAs-polyunsaturated fatty acids, lower LDL cholesterol, premote HDL -which is very good, and are also essentil for your brain and body...

As far as small ammounts of saturated fats are needed for testosterone goes, your body can form both saturated and unsaturated fats from GLA and ALA by the liver. Cholesterol is what test is synthesised from...
It is also important to consume more omega 3 than omega 6 for reasons i posted before
hope this helps...

Your wrong on so many levels....look at ozigals thread on fats.