Guest guest Posted January 28, 1999 Report Share Posted January 28, 1999 Ghosh prabhu PAMHO AGTSP <<As I have been researching ghee, I have been just vaguely troubled by one thing. by showing saturated fat is not the villan once thought, am I also establishing some defense for meat eating? Well, besides the over accumulation of ferritin from the excess iron in meat, there are actually 2 different kinds of saturated fats - short chain, easily digestible like ghee, and long chain, less digestible as found in meats. Aha!>> The good thing about ghee, in addition to the different kinds of saturated fats, is that it has "protective lipids" like MCTs and probably DHA and GLA. (Waiting for analysis). It would be more scientifically precise to refer to "heme" iron, rather than ferritin, which usually refers to serum bound iron- in blood- NOT dietary sources, although a new supplement has appeared in healthfood stores, lately. Sadly, I just saw information that purports to say that animal sources of iron-heme-does NOT elevate blood serum iron like iron vegetarian/supplemental sources, like white flour and many breakfast cereals. (This makes some sense if you think about it: Some animals and people, like Eskimoes, rely on a practically total flesh diet and if all of that iron was utilized then there would be really serious problems. However, that is not the case, as for example, the low incidence of CVD amongst the Eskimoes woulds indicate. Jayo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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