Guest guest Posted April 19, 2003 Report Share Posted April 19, 2003 Ron, There are other reasons for a person to lower fat intake other than weight loss. That is certainly not a goal of mine! The body certainly needs fat. It can also go without foods high in fat (avocados, nuts, coconuts, etc.) As many people know there is a theory that lowered fats can affect sugar metabolism and candida. When Victoria Boutenko was speaking in town last, a question was asked about candida. Victoria mentioned this theory that was shared at last years Raw Festival. Basically, she said stay off high fat foods for 5 days to take care of the candida. She also mentioned that one woman felt a need to go 2 weeks, instead of the 5 days. I have been eating lots and lots of fats for years. I knew that, not only would a couple weeks not hurt me, but I might find I feel better. As you probably know, pretty much every food contains fat, though not necessarily much. Melon, celery, and even carrots contain fat, so we can eat a variety of low fat foods and still be getting some fat. If you are familiar with elimination diets, you understand, that to see how we are affected by certain foods, we first eliminate them for a time (say, a few weeks,) then add them back in. For specific foods, they would be added back one at a time, leaving a day or more in between. If one is looking at just fats, then perhaps a variety of fats would be eaten after the elimination period, or maybe just one fat source at a time. I also realized, reducing fat for a time may give my liver a break, with less fats for the body to process. I may not have been as scientific with my recent " elimination diet, " not going for a straight length of time without high fat foods, but will be a little more diligent next time. I had reduced my fats for 6 days soon after hearing Victoria's Friday talk. I had thought of doing longer this time, but don't think I did a " clean " stretch of days longer than 6. Regarding elimination diets: While these are well known among the scientific community, I bet they never considered doing an elimination diet to test cooked foods!!! Let them try only 100% raw for several weeks, then have only 100% cooked foods for a day! (They'd best not venture too far from the porcelain idol!) For more information on fat content of foods, I had started a web page on it. Feel free to browse: http://www.soystache.com/fat.htm Jeff >May I ask why you are eating a low fat diet? You don't need to lose >weight, and the body (especially the brain) needs some fat. I'm just >concerned that you not deprive yourself of what the body needs. Take >care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2003 Report Share Posted April 20, 2003 Hi Jeff, Your reply sounds great. Yes, leaving fats off for a while will not hurt a person, I was concerned about possible long-term effects. Have a great Easter. Ron Koenig Bellevue, WA RawSeattle , " Jeff Rogers " <jeff@s...> wrote: > Ron, > > There are other reasons for a person to lower fat intake other than > weight loss. That is certainly not a goal of mine! The body certainly > needs fat. It can also go without foods high in fat (avocados, nuts, > coconuts, etc.) As many people know there is a theory that lowered > fats can affect sugar metabolism and candida. When Victoria Boutenko > was speaking in town last, a question was asked about candida. > Victoria mentioned this theory that was shared at last years Raw > Festival. Basically, she said stay off high fat foods for 5 days to > take care of the candida. She also mentioned that one woman felt a > need to go 2 weeks, instead of the 5 days. > > I have been eating lots and lots of fats for years. I knew that, not > only would a couple weeks not hurt me, but I might find I feel > better. As you probably know, pretty much every food contains fat, > though not necessarily much. Melon, celery, and even carrots contain > fat, so we can eat a variety of low fat foods and still be getting > some fat. > > If you are familiar with elimination diets, you understand, that to > see how we are affected by certain foods, we first eliminate them for > a time (say, a few weeks,) then add them back in. For specific foods, > they would be added back one at a time, leaving a day or more in > between. If one is looking at just fats, then perhaps a variety of > fats would be eaten after the elimination period, or maybe just one > fat source at a time. > > I also realized, reducing fat for a time may give my liver a break, > with less fats for the body to process. I may not have been as > scientific with my recent " elimination diet, " not going for a > straight length of time without high fat foods, but will be a little > more diligent next time. I had reduced my fats for 6 days soon after > hearing Victoria's Friday talk. I had thought of doing longer this > time, but don't think I did a " clean " stretch of days longer than 6. > > Regarding elimination diets: While these are well known among the > scientific community, I bet they never considered doing an > elimination diet to test cooked foods!!! Let them try only 100% raw > for several weeks, then have only 100% cooked foods for a day! > (They'd best not venture too far from the porcelain idol!) > > For more information on fat content of foods, I had started a web > page on it. Feel free to browse: > http://www.soystache.com/fat.htm > > Jeff > > > >May I ask why you are eating a low fat diet? You don't need to lose > >weight, and the body (especially the brain) needs some fat. I'm just > >concerned that you not deprive yourself of what the body needs. Take > >care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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