Tag: sfa
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…