http://www.marksdailyapple.com/top-ten-10-fiber-fibrous-foods/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:19:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/top-ten-10-fiber-fibrous-foods/#comment-1304 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Low-Carb Is Not a License to Live on Bacon Thu, 05 Apr 2007 21:27:06 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/top-ten-10-fiber-fibrous-foods/#comment-1304 [...] Recently I talked about what I eat in a day, and though you might call it “low-carb”, I think of it as simply eating the way humans should eat (humble, I know). The focus is on fiber from greens, lean meat, good fats from fish and certain vegetable oils, and yes, even some saturated fat. So long as fat isn’t refined, I think much of our dread of saturated fat is overblown. (You all know how I feel about cholesterol - I think inflammation is far more deadly for humans.) I’m inclined to believe it’s the proportion of “good” to “bad” fat that is more important than fretting over the amount of saturated fat in your steak. [...] [...] Recently I talked about what I eat in a day, and though you might call it “low-carb”, I think of it as simply eating the way humans should eat (humble, I know). The focus is on fiber from greens, lean meat, good fats from fish and certain vegetable oils, and yes, even some saturated fat. So long as fat isn’t refined, I think much of our dread of saturated fat is overblown. (You all know how I feel about cholesterol - I think inflammation is far more deadly for humans.) I’m inclined to believe it’s the proportion of “good” to “bad” fat that is more important than fretting over the amount of saturated fat in your steak. [...]

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