Almond milk?

Almond milk is part of my 20%..I use three splashes a day in coffee and the very occasional swig out of the carton to get that milk in my mouth feel. I am sensitive to dairy and apparently calories..

[QUOTE=Neckhammer;1024362]Yeah, almonds themselves (and many nuts) are a rich source of vitamin E so I'm not sure why the E in almond milk would need be synthetic. I don't know as I don't buy almond milk, but it doesn't make sense to me. As to PUFA its a not issue specifically because these sorts of foods are prepackaged with the necessary vitamins to make it so.[/QUOTE]
PUFA is always an issue. Vitamin E is only needed in very small amounts when PUFA is kept to a minimum and iron is under control. Soaking nuts for hours just to reduce phytates so they aren't binding as much to several important minerals to get a PUFA bomb-inferior-food isn't worth it at all.

[QUOTE=Derpamix;1024833]PUFA is always an issue.....[/QUOTE]

No its not...but, rather than make a blanket statement without backing I'll even provide a bit of science

[url=http://www.fasebj.org/content/13/15/2138.short]The effect of increased intakes of polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E on DNA damage in human lymphocytes[/url]

Rather than listing them one by one though (as there are quite a few..) here [url=http://lmgtfy.com/?q=PUFA+and+Vitamin+E#seen]Let me google that for you[/url]

There is even a Peat Q&A in the list there for ya!

If your eating Primal your PUFA will naturally be lower than SAD, but not taken to extremes as to be determined deadly in any sum. Heck that sounds as bad as someone saying ANY amount of glucose regardless of source is absolutely toxic to everyone doesn't it?

[QUOTE=Neckhammer;1025100]No its not...but, rather than make a blanket statement without backing I'll even provide a bit of science

[url=http://www.fasebj.org/content/13/15/2138.short]The effect of increased intakes of polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E on DNA damage in human lymphocytes[/url]

Rather than listing them one by one though (as there are quite a few..) here [url=http://lmgtfy.com/?q=PUFA+and+Vitamin+E#seen]Let me google that for you[/url]

There is even a Peat Q&A in the list there for ya!

If your eating Primal your PUFA will naturally be lower than SAD, but not taken to extremes as to be determined deadly in any sum. Heck that sounds as bad as someone saying ANY amount of glucose regardless of source is absolutely toxic to everyone doesn't it?[/QUOTE]

This study says essentially what I said in the post you quoted. What are you doing?

[quote]These changes were abolished by an additional 80 mg dα-tocopherol/day. This study indicates that increasing dietary levels of PUFA to 15% may adversely affect some indices of DNA stability. However, increasing the dietary intake of vitamin E by 80 mg/day ameliorates the damaging effects of PUFA.[/quote]
When PUFA is limited, vitamin e requirements are lowered.

[url=http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/unsaturatedfats.shtml]Unsaturated fatty acids: Nutritionally essential, or toxic?[/url]

You didn't think your post through very far, I guess.

[QUOTE=Neckhammer;1025100]No its not...but, rather than make a blanket statement without backing I'll even provide a bit of science

[url=http://www.fasebj.org/content/13/15/2138.short]The effect of increased intakes of polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E on DNA damage in human lymphocytes[/url]

Rather than listing them one by one though (as there are quite a few..) here [url=http://lmgtfy.com/?q=PUFA+and+Vitamin+E#seen]Let me google that for you[/url]

There is even a Peat Q&A in the list there for ya!

If your eating Primal your PUFA will naturally be lower than SAD, but not taken to extremes as to be determined deadly in any sum. Heck that sounds as bad as someone saying ANY amount of glucose regardless of source is absolutely toxic to everyone doesn't it?[/QUOTE]
Well, I agree and disagree.

Nuts are totally primal approved. But even with their high vitamin E levels I would not advocate eating handful after handful of them. That would still rack your omega-6 levels a bit high and not be a good thing.

But on the other hand, saying that the occasional handful of nuts, a glass of nut milk, or a tablespoon or two of nut butter is ALWAYS going to cause issues is a bit alarmist. In moderate doses, you are probably ok.

Also, I do agree that the typical primal eater should have lower omega-6 (well, PUFAs in general) levels over SAD, vegetarian, and even vegan eaters. This is why including a handful of nuts won't send you into a state of extreme oxidative stress.

So, I do agree with the "chill out" message. :cool:

... That's quite a discussion I lit a fire under. But thanks for all the information, every bit helps.

[QUOTE=Derpamix;1025157]This study says essentially what I said in the post you quoted. What are you doing?
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Meh, your first sentence is "PUFA is [B]always[/B] an issue"....just highlighting the instances that they are not. As in when eaten in a natural food state that combines them with specific constituents shown to eliminate their potential harmful effect.

I just don't see the sense in totally eliminating PUFA so I don't [B]have[/B] to eat the vitamin E that comes with it anyhow. Just did not compute for me.

[QUOTE=Drumroll;1025161]Well, I agree and disagree.....

So, I do agree with the "chill out" message. :cool:[/QUOTE]

Tis all good.

[QUOTE=Neckhammer;1025168]Meh, your first sentence is "PUFA is [B]always[/B] an issue"....just highlighting the instances that they are not. As in when eaten in a natural food state that combines them with specific constituents shown to eliminate their potential harmful effect.

I just don't see the sense in totally eliminating PUFA so I don't [B]have[/B] to eat the vitamin E that comes with it anyhow. Just did not compute for me.[/QUOTE]
Vitamin e only helps stop the chain of peroxidation, it does not displace every harmful effect of PUFA.

I'd rather drink heavily processed almond milk than non organic, grain fed cows milk but if you can get good cows milk, then go for it.