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On a low-carb diet, you’re encouraged to eat foods like meat and eggs, which happen to be rich in saturated fat and cholesterol.
This is claimed to cause all sorts of problems, raise your LDL cholesterol and risk of heart disease and whatnot.
But the thing is, saturated fats and cholesterol aren’t bad for you. This is a myth that has never been proven.
A massive study that came out in 2010 looked at 21 prospective studies that included a total of 347.747 subjects. Their results: there is absolutely no association between saturated fat and heart disease (6).
Despite being high in saturated fat, low-carb diets lead to a reduction in blood levels of saturated fat, because they become the body’s preferred fuel source (7).
Saturated fats in the diet raise HDL (the good) cholesterol and change LDL from small, dense (very, very bad) to Large LDL – which is harmless (8, 9).
We can say the same for foods that are high in cholesterol.
For example, eggs have been demonized by nutrition professionals and the media. Despite the fear mongering, consuming eggs does NOT raise your bad LDL or your risk of heart disease (10, 11).
If anything, eggs are among the healthiest foods on the planet and eating them can provide various health benefits.
View Diet Calendar, 26 January 2015:
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796 kcal
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Fat: 63.63g | Prot: 50.71g | Carbs: 5.95g.
Breakfast: Mentega, Kopi (Diseduh dari Bubuk), Minyak Kelapa. Lunch: Mustar, Mayones, Selada, Dada Ayam (Kulit tidak Dimakan), Brokoli Dimasak (dari Segar), Daging Sapi Top Sirloin (Diiris Hingga 0.3 cm Lemak, Kualitas Menengah). more...
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3294 kcal
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Exercise:
Desk Work - 9 hours, Motorbike Riding - 1 hour and 15 minutes, Walking (slow) - 3/kph - 10 minutes, Resting - 5 hours and 35 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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