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u/therealdrewder · 7 pointsr/keto

Look up the work by Nina Teicholz who wrote the book "The Big Fat Surprise" here is an excellent lecture she gave on the subject. Also see this article on Healthline. One of the main problems you find is that seed oils better known as "vegetable oils", I and most food scientists call them seed oils because that's what they are its not like they get the oil from broccoli or something vegetable oil was a marketing term, are high in omega 6 fatty acids which are inflammatory to your system. You want to keep the ratio of fats between omega 3 and omega 6 at a 1:1 ratio or as close as possible. The ratio of a standard diet is 16:1.

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Also the polyunsaturated fats in seed oils are very unstable and require heavy processing before they can be consumed, when they come out of the plant the oils become rancid almost immediately. This is why hydrogenation was invented which resulted in the creation of trans-fats and requires harsh chemicals to process. Plus these oils become very dangerous when heated where they start to break down and create aldehydes which have been linked to cancer, heart disease, dementia and more. Especially important with deep fried foods although buffalo wild wings is much safer as they fry their foods in tallow (beef fat) instead.

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Instead of these potential killers try to use oils and fats that were eaten before 1900. These tend to be the foods that people have been eating for thousands of years and are produced fairly easily and naturally.

List of Fats you should be avoiding

  • Soybean oil
  • Canola oil
  • Corn oil
  • Cottonseed oil
  • Sunflower oil
  • Peanut oil
  • Sesame oil
  • Rice bran oil

    List of fats you should be consuming

  • Tallow
  • Lard
  • Butter
  • Coconut
  • Avocado
  • Palm
  • Olive
  • Fish oil
  • MCT oil

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    In general you should have a preference for Saturated Fats. Monounsaturated fats are good as well. Polyunsaturated fats should be avoided to the maximum extent possible. Check the labels, for example Avocado oil mayonnaise which you can find now in many grocery stores often have soybean oil as their first ingredient although I have found some without. Or of course if you make your own you can be sure of the ingredients and the quality.
u/SwatVILLE · 4 pointsr/keto