I have to admit, when I was a young athlete and just starting to learn about nutrition, I too held
my biases against fat.
Not exact matches
So if we remove our
bias against cholesterol and saturated
fat, we begin to see why the ketogenic diet has been so effective for so many neurological disorders over the years.
Before undertaking the time to study and research the medicinal effects of coconut fiber therefore, Dr. Goonerante had to deal with the current
bias against coconut oil as a saturated
fat.
The USDA is still heavily
biased against anything high in saturated
fat and favors everything high in whole grains.
I hope I have helped you let go of any
biases you may have
against fat.
The
bias against carbs in general is based on faulty science, though there is some truth to there being insulin resistance - which can come about from REFINED carbs and
fat, as well as little or no exercise!
In particular, calorie - focused thinking is inherently
biased against high -
fat foods, many of which appear to be protective
against obesity and the diseases of metabolic syndrome, and supportive of refined starch and sugar replacements, which are clearly detrimental, and exclusive of their calories and effects on weight gain [27], [28].
There are indeed several highly underrated benefits of calorie counting as a
fat loss strategy, so underrated because of said strong
bias against calorie counting in the mainstream health and fitness discussion.