Animal Fat - To eat or not eat?
Cut the covering fat off ALL meat
God told the Israelites not to eat animal covering fat – This is where an animal stores its toxins. This fat also contains less STEARIC ACID (C18:0), LINOLEIC ACID (C18:2) and total PUFA. Unlike other dietary saturated fats, which increase blood LDL cholesterol, STEARIC ACID has a neutral effect; (Bonanome & Grundy, 1988)
Consuming animal covering fat:
• Interferes with Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs)
• Interferes with INSULIN
• Makes platelets sticky
Marbling Fat
Fat types in marbling fat (according to USDA nutrient database, presumeably from CAFO animals):
| Meat | Details | SATURATED | MONOUNSATURATED | OLYUNSATURATED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Boneless beef, chuck eye roast | America’s Beef Roast, separable lean only, cooked/roasted, trimmed to 0″ fat | 30% | 36% | 4% |
Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin | Separable lean only, cooked/roasted, trimmed to 0″fat | 39% | 44% | 17% |
Grain-fed animals contain more marbling (intramuscular) fat than grass-fed animals
Marbling fat contains desired STEARIC ACID in higher amounts than the covering fat
Eat organic and grass-fed meat
Choose meat from biblically-defined “clean” animals – unless you are sure that your meat is from animals that have not eaten toxins (i.e. it is organic)
Meat from grass-fed animals or birds – Omega 3 ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID (ALA) Fat – Texas longhorn beef is known for its higher omega-3 fat content, due to the cattle being mainly grass-fed. Grass-fed beef generally contains 2-4 times as much omega-3 as its grain-fed counterparts, since 60% of fats in grass are omega-3. However, most cattle, chickens and pigs are “finished”on a predominantly grain diet, rich in omega-6.
Grass eaten by animals needs to be organic – most toxic contaminants are stored in fat
- Free of agricultural chemicals
- Free of antibiotics, growth hormones and other drugs
Chicken/Turkey Skin
Surprisingly, the skin on a chicken (or turkey) thigh or leg doesn’t make much difference to the amount of calories consumed from fat (~ 56% compared to 47%).
References
Bonanome A. Grundy S.M. 1988 Effect of dietary stearic acid on plasma cholesterol and lipoprotein levels New Engl. J. Med 318 1244 1248 [Crossref], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®], , [Google Scholar]
