Tag: sfa

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High-fat/low-carb diet causes systemic inflammation, impairs gut barrier, aggravates inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

Another “controversial” study, which adds even more evidence to the hypothesis that low-carb diets (and by extension,…

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PUFA is incompatible with and directly toxic to mammalian mitochondria

This is one of the few studies that presents direct and largely indisputable biochemical evidence for the…

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LipOdd – Liquid Product With Odd-Chain Saturated Fats (SFA)

More than a decade ago, when I was just beginning my exploration of bioenergetics, one of the…

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PUFA (linoleic acid) is hepatotoxic and carcinogenic; MUFA/SFA are not

A neat little commentary in the Cell journal on a study in Nature. Not very surprising for…

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Lipolysis preferentially releases PUFA from adipose tissue

…compared to SFA and/or MUFA. This topic is considered highly controversial in Peat-land, mostly because of the…

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Stearic acid (SA) is an estrogen receptor antagonist

Over the last year or so I stumbled upon a few studies claiming both SA (C18:0) and…

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Protein and saturated fats beneficial, PUFA detrimental for thyroid

A good new study, which again confirms that saturated fat is anything but detrimental to our health….

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PUFA is catabolic, SFA is anti-catabolic (anabolic)

During the early days of anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) science, it quickly became apparent that the ability of…

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Policosanol is antiviral and a potent inducer of anti-aging gene Klotho

This post is a good complement to the recent ones I did on androgens, estrogens and their…

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PUFA exacerbate, saturated fats (SFA) / albumin / calcium ameliorate COVID-19

A few months ago I posted about a study discussing the role of lipid peroxidation in the…