The French Paradox of Saturated Fat

[@fisterhr]

The French consume a lot of saturated fat, and fat satiates the body and that's why they eat small portions. Once I understood LCHF diets like keto, and did them, I finally understood the French paradox. When I did keto the first time, not only did I burn fat fast but I also saw my blood lab results improve dramatically. I also started to understand why we Americans get sick so easily. We drive everywhere, we get into so much debt trying to keep up with the Joneses that leads to stress, we spend a small percentage of our income on food and hate to take the time to cook on a daily basis. The only way we can spend so little on food is when the store shelves are full of cheap processed packaged foods, sodas, snacks, breakfast cereals, and juices all full of processed carbs and added sugars and we buy them because that's all we can afford. We save money in exchange for our health. So we lose but big food, big medicine and big pharma wins. I used to live in Houston and I can tell you that there is lots of money in healthcare. The Texas Medical Center there constantly builds new hospitals and clinics with expensive building materials. Some say they rival the local oil and gas industry. Also, for those that are old enough to remember, go back 30 or 40 years or so and try to remember your old surroundings anywhere you lived in America. How many dialysis centers existed compared to now? The fat scare of the late 1970s and early 1980s sure did a number on us, so thanks but no thanks. I'll stick to avoiding or minimizing the consumption of processed carbs and definitely stay the hell away from sugar and consume as much healthy fat as possible, including saturated fat.

[@robscoggins]

From my casual observation from traveling in France on numerous occasions, the French seem to walk more and eat smaller servings. Calorie deficit will keep the waistline in check, especially with activity.

[@ThuLe-eh1xe]

True. They walk a lot, and they eat small portion. I was in Paris 5 years ago. I did not see any obese people.

[@arifmoin7]

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[@wilsont1010]

There is no way that a long chain fatty acids like olive oil can be better than medium chain like the coconut, the human body is not designed for the ong carbon chains

[@ThuLe-eh1xe]

Dr is correct. I was in Paris 5 years ago. They walk everywhere they go, and they eat small portion.

[@onsenguy]

Also, obesity in France is much lower. Being fat tends to accelerate health problems related to fatty foods and 🚬.

[@Canada-r9p]

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[@judymills2362]

Do they drink red wine?

[@kp2l988]

👍 IMHO, is saturated fat really that bad? That is, a definite causal link to cardio health/risk.

[@jonboll-LGM]

Nah, bruh. French drink mo red wine AND SatFat IS good for humans!

[@AdamJStoryDC]

Bruh? "Seriously?

[@fisterhr]

You're right. I tried all diets all my life and the ONLY one that helped me burn fat fast and fix my health was Keto 5 years ago. I'm on a lighter version of it now, low-carb, and in two months, with little to no exercise, sitting down at my desk for 9-10 hours everyday, I lost 15lbs and my blood pressure is back in the 120 or less range...and I"m a hispanic 50 year old man. When America went low fat in the 80s, people got SICKER, not healthier. People ate processed foods in the 1960s and 1970s yet they weren't as fat as they started getting in the late 80s all the way up to now. Why is that? Also, back in the 80s, dialysis existed but it was mainly done at hospitals. Now, dialysis centers are all over the place in every city and town in America. So, did low-fat help or make did it make things worse?

[@fastestperson63645]

@@AdamJStoryDC low fat doesn’t work you my blood reading got better eating high fat you suck

[@satxsatxsatx]

For nutrition, there are two Frances Northern France is butter-based Southern France is olive oil based The French do not walk around all day, Snacking on 100s of calories of junk food They only eat "a table" Portions are much smaller than the pig out servings in USA The above are generalaties, averages, and maybe out of date as big food marketing and packaged foods increase their food toxic penetration. There is also cultural restraints on body size. Being overweight or obese is not culturally acceptable, as it is in the USA. The classic rotund person would be the pejorative "le paysant", rural, farmer.

[@elianevdb]

Spot on.