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== Avoid == | |||
* Seed oils | |||
* Soybean oil | |||
* Canola oil | |||
* Vegetable oil | |||
* Any oil other than olive oil | |||
* Any substitute for butter | |||
* Trans fats | |||
* Sugar | |||
* Anything containing the word hydrogenated, or partially hydrogenated | |||
* Omega 6 (seed oils) | |||
** Omega 3 (good, anti-inflammatory) | |||
** Omega 6 (bad, pro-inflammatory) | |||
** Western diet promotes bad ratio of these which leads to inflammation and heart disease, among other things | |||
** See https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/optimize-omega-6-omega-3-ratio | |||
= Butter = | |||
* Mostly saturated fat (small amount of natural trans fat is okay) | |||
* Better than margarine and alternatives | |||
* Make sure it does not contain hydrogenated oils | |||
= Spinach = | = Spinach = | ||
* One of highest oxalate foods - leads to kidney stones | * One of highest oxalate foods - leads to kidney stones | ||
Latest revision as of 14:19, 10 March 2023
Avoid
- Seed oils
- Soybean oil
- Canola oil
- Vegetable oil
- Any oil other than olive oil
- Any substitute for butter
- Trans fats
- Sugar
- Anything containing the word hydrogenated, or partially hydrogenated
- Omega 6 (seed oils)
- Omega 3 (good, anti-inflammatory)
- Omega 6 (bad, pro-inflammatory)
- Western diet promotes bad ratio of these which leads to inflammation and heart disease, among other things
- See https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/optimize-omega-6-omega-3-ratio
Butter
- Mostly saturated fat (small amount of natural trans fat is okay)
- Better than margarine and alternatives
- Make sure it does not contain hydrogenated oils
Spinach
- One of highest oxalate foods - leads to kidney stones
- Cooking may remove oxalates?
Salmon
If not wild caught, it is likely GMO