Saturated fat + Carbs = bad? page

[Lukey]

I know that Saturated fat is good for you, but some people are claiming that eating saturated fat with carbs is bad for you.

Dr Greg Ellis, a huge campaigner for the low carb high fat diet claims this.
Saturated Fats Aren't Always Bad - YouTube

I know a lot of people are going to say the type of carb matters eg. bread vs tuber etc but they are saying it doesn't matter and having glucose with saturated fat is bad.

What do you guys think? (Please note i'm not concerned with weight gain just with health issues ie. CVD)

[Lukey]

bump.

[sandokan2112]

Fat and carbs are both energy sources, so for my meals i will keep one macronutrient high and one low.
e.g. during the day i keep fat intake high and carbs low (protein fairly high)..... then in the evening after my workout my meal consists of high carbs and low fat (protein high)

High amounts of fats and carbs in the same meal is a recipe for disaster. If you have been fasting for awhile or had one hell of a workout then you can probably get away with it (but still would not recommend it)

[tfarny]

I think it's a ridiculous idea. High carb and high fat together = a very high calorie meal. Very high calorie meals are indeed fattening. Your body clearly can make use of both types of energy, and does so all the time, at the same time.

[Lowcarb4me]

Keep in mind that carbs are gonna elevate your insulin levels and what insulin does very effectively is pack away glucose in little packages (fat cells - triglycerides) for later use. This link does a better job than I do at explaining it: HowStuffWorks "Fat Storage and Insulin"

[sandokan2112]

Fat and carbs are both energy sources

yeah, that's right..

[magicmerl]

I know that Saturated fat is good for you, but some people are claiming that eating saturated fat with carbs is bad for you.

Dr Greg Ellis, a huge campaigner for the low carb high fat diet claims this.
Saturated Fats Aren't Always Bad - YouTube

I know a lot of people are going to say the type of carb matters eg. bread vs tuber etc but they are saying it doesn't matter and having glucose with saturated fat is bad.

What do you guys think?

Put another way, eating lots of carbs and fats together is an efficient way of shuttling the fat you consume straight into your fat cells.

If your goal is weight loss, then yeah, that's 'bad'. If your goal is weight gain then it's very good.

[Lukey]

I should have mentioned i am not concerned with weightgain just with health issues (ie. CVD)

[Daydreamer]

Calories in/Calories out still matters though.
And it depends on what is high carb for you
If it's in your calories alotment... Seriously some people here eat like 33C/33F/33P and they are not gaining fat.

[Lukey]

I'm not concerned with weight gain just with health