Paul Saladino· MD
the takeaway was that a lot of us might be getting excess amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids specifically omega-6 linoleic acid if we're eating a lot of chicken and pork that's fed soy and corn
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the takeaway was that a lot of us might be getting excess amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids specifically omega-6 linoleic acid if we're eating a lot of chicken and pork that's fed soy and corn
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if you look at the the amount of linoleic acid in chicken and pork it's way higher than it used to be because chicken and pork are fed corn and soy
eating monogastric animals like chicken and pork that's been fed lots of corn and soy if you eat a lot of the fat it could be a significant contributor to the amount of linoleic acid in your diet is it the main problem probably not for most people but it can be for some people and i think that that can be a hurdle if there is stalled weight loss in many of those situations
but eating a bunch of nuts and seeds is going to increase your linoleic acid eating pork and chicken that are fed grains which a lot of these people are if they're eating pork and chicken they're not fed grains because they're just wild you know they're just wild hogs they don't have enough money to feed these animals poor grains that's going to increase the amount of linoleic acid in the fat of those animals
if you are going to eat chicken fat as a significant amount of your diet it better be from a freaking wild chicken or a soy and corn-free chicken or some chicken that you know the amount of linoleic acid in their diet
if you can get that for a while from a farmer who um pastored his pigs and not I mean he never tested it but you know I was just assuming it was better based on what he was feeding them it also tastes unbelievably good like a completely different animal
those animals have fatty acid content that is high in linoleic acid higher than their wild counterparts
what are the chickens fed corn and soy generally they're fed diets that are much higher in linoleic acid than they would get in the wild what does a wild chicken eat pretty sure they eat bugs and worms they don't eat a lot of grains because there's not a lot of grains in the wild for them to eat
they are both full of linoleic acid that's why i don't eat them
My problem with most pork is that it's fed grains. It's fed corn and soy, and that corn and soy is very high in linoleic acid, and pigs and chickens can't get rid of that linoleic acid, which means the fat of pigs and the fat of chickens fed corn and soy ends up much higher in linoleic acid than the corresponding fat of a wild pig or a wild chicken.
so they are feeding them some grains but they're thinking about what grains they're feeding them and they're not just pumping corn and soy into these into these these pigs
the pigs are rooting around in the grass they're they're getting bugs they're getting worms and they'll give them table scraps and they give them sprouted wheat but that's slower in linolic
if we're going to eat chicken and pork I would only have lean Cuts unless you know that it's not fed High poofa food unless you know what it's eating you know that it's not just pastured but that it's also not being given any High Pua foods
their pigs were literally on a green patch of grass like you would see p like cows on... the pigs are rooting around in the grass they're they're getting bugs they're getting worms and they'll give them table scraps and they give them sprouted wheat but that's lower in linolic acid than corn and soy
even pork fed corn and soy and chicken fat like these are not necessarily healthy things to make the majority of your diet
chickens historically if you look at wild chickens 4% linolic acid in their fat chickens today 20% wow same with pigs four to 5% wild hogs right four to 5% linolic acid in their tissues today 20% lenic acid in their tissu
you can do it you know raise your own pigs let them root in the ground let them eat bugs and worms and mice because they do eat other animals and let them eat Roots don't feed them corn and soy and your pigs will have much lower amounts of lenic acid
When I'm getting chicken or I'm thinking about pork, I want it to be corn and soyf free and I want it to be lower linoleic acid.
So know the quality of your pork and if you're getting most of your fat from bacon, try to get a lower linoleic acid pork fat.