
About this episode
Harmful fats can be incredibly damaging to your health! Find out about the most dangerous fat to remove from your diet immediately and which healthy fats to replace it with. Ditch the unhealthy fats today!
Watch this episode next: Reset Your Body in 5 Days (With Zero Food)
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction: The worst fats for health
0:19 Unhealthy fats explained
0:53 Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats
2:02 What are hydrogenated fats?
3:11 Saturated fat
3:50 Side effects of unhealthy fats
8:57 The most dangerous fat
11:48 The benefits of healthy fat
What are the unhealthiest types of fats? Let’s take a look. Saturated fats are very stable and don’t react much to oxygen because they don’t have double bonds.
Fats with double bonds are more unstable and react more readily with oxygen, resulting in increased oxidation. Monounsaturated fats have one double bond, while polyunsaturated fats have many double bonds. More double bonds mean more oxidation.
Avocado and olive oil are monounsaturated fats, so they’re moderately stable. Polyunsaturated fats, such as corn oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, soy oil, canola oil, and cottonseed oil, contain many double bonds, so they’re unstable and prone to significant oxidation. Hydrogenated oils are unsaturated fats that have been chemically turned into saturated fats.
Saturated fats such as lard, tallow, and butter are solid at room temperature and are very stable.
Although they are unsaturated fats, fish oil and cod liver oil have potent anti-inflammatory benefits and omega-3s, but can sometimes be rancid due to their instability. Be careful where you source them!
Heat and light create toxic byproducts in unsaturated fats called aldehydes. These toxic compounds destroy your DNA, lodge in your cell membranes, and damage the insulin receptors on the surface of your cells. They can also make your cells stiff and fragile.
For years, saturated fats have been demonized, and unsaturated fats have been recommended! This has also occurred with other foods, such as red meat and grains.
Check out this comprehensive list, which ranges from the most harmful fats to the healthiest. Number 1 is the most dangerous!
1. Partially hydrogenated fat
2. Hydrogenated fat
3. Reused PUFA frying oil
4. Soy oil
5. Corn oil
6. Sunflower oil or safflower oil
7. Cottonseed oil
8. Canola oil
9. Grapeseed oil
10. Rice bran oil
11. Peanut oil
12. Refined avocado oil
13. Refined olive oil
14. Conventional lard
15. Conventional tallow
16. Coconut oil
17. Grass-fed butter
18. Cold-pressed avocado oil
19. Cold-pressed, extra-virgin olive oil
Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 60, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals and author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.
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