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Dive into the essential world of fats with Dr. McDougall as he unravels the truth about what your body needs to thrive. This enlightening video highlights the critical difference between essential fats and free oils, emphasizing the importance of sourcing fats from plants. Dr McDougall expertly guides us through the science behind fats, revealing why plant-based sources like omega-3 and omega-6 are indispensable to our health and the significant risks associated with consuming free oils.

The body uses fat primarily for energy storage when no food or other immediate source of fuel is available, and cholesterol is needed for many critical cellular functions, so both are part of a normal, healthy body. Having said that, the body produces all the cholesterol it needs; and as for fat, plants already contain adequate amounts and only plants make the essential fatty acids your body needs to function. What’s more, plant foods never contain cholesterol.

Animal foods, on the other hand, provide too much fat, especially the most harmful kind (saturated fat), which damages the arteries and causes heart disease and stroke. Beef derives 60% – 80% of its calories from fat; pork, 80% – 95%; chicken, 30% – 50%; and fish, 5% – 60% percent. Meat is also rich in cholesterol. A 3 1/2 ounce serving of beef contains 85 mg of cholesterol; pork contains 90 mg; mackerel fish contains 95 mg; turkey, 83 mg; tuna, 63 mg; and chicken (skinned-white), 85 mg.

Vegetable Oils Are Not Health Foods

Even poly and monounsaturated fats – found in large amounts in vegetable oils and fish – have been shown to depress the immune system, increase bleeding and promote cancers, especially those of the colon, prostate and breast. Because all fats are easily stored by the body, too much dietary fat makes people overweight and lays the foundation for a host of other problems like heart disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes.

https://www.drmcdougall.com/education/free-mcdougall-program/fat-cholesterol/

• Free oils are processed- extracted & refined from their fibrous source
• Bound oils (fats) are intact within their original, whole plant food source.
• Naturally occurring in whole plants like nuts, seeds, avocados, bound fats are acceptable within restricted moderation for healthy individuals.

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ADVICE FROM CALDWELL ESSELSTYN, MD

Nix these from your grocery list:

* Anything with a face (no meat, poultry, or fish)

* Dairy products

* Oils of any kind (yes, devotees of the Mediterranean diet, that includes olive oil)

* Generally, no nuts or avocados [particularly if you have cardio-vascular issues]

Add this wonderful variety of delicious, nutrient-dense foods:

* All vegetables.

* Leafy green vegetables, root
vegetables, veggies that are red, green, purple, orange, and yellow and everything in between

* Allegumes–beans, peas, and lentils of all varieties

* All whole grains and products, such as bread and pasta, that are made from them-as long as they do
not contain added fats

* All fruits except high fat ones [coconut, avocado]

Breakdown of the specific rules regarding these foods:

* For individuals with heart disease: Anyone with established heart disease is advised to completely avoid avocados, coconuts, and all oils. This is the strictest version of the diet, where even healthy plant fats are restricted.

* For individuals without heart disease: If you do not have diagnosed heart disease and maintain very low cholesterol (total cholesterol under 150 mg/dL), you may be able to consume some avocados and nuts in moderation.

Why these foods are excluded

* Avocados: While often considered a “healthy fat,” Esselstyn’s strict protocol for patients with heart disease views high-fat foods as inappropriate, regardless of the fat source.

* Coconuts: All coconut products, including coconut oil and coconut water, are explicitly disallowed because they are high in saturated fat. Coconut oil, in particular, is noted as having more saturated fat per gram than butter or lard.

* Oils (including plant-based): Esselstyn’s diet prohibits all added oils, including olive and canola oil, because they injure the endothelium, or the innermost lining of the artery.

Source – Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, by
Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr. M.D.

https://impactmagazine.ca/health/heart-to-heart-with-dr-caldwell-esselstyn/