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CONTROVERSIAL THOUGHTS: Animal Fats Prevent Cancer! — Whalespan

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CONTROVERSIAL THOUGHTS: Animal Fats Prevent Cancer!

Paul Saladino9m · 2020-09-24

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✓Well SupportedOdd-chain fatty acids found in dairy fats are consistently and strongly associated with improved health outcomes in humans.✓Well SupportedFresh beef liver is nutritionally superior to desiccated organ supplements in capsule form, but capsules are a viable alternative if fresh liver is unavailable.✓Well SupportedIncreased dietary linoleic acid leads to increased linoleic acid and 4-HNE in adipocytes, contributing to metabolic dysfunction.✓Well SupportedBeef fat improves apoptosis and decreases aberrant crypt foci formation relative to plant-based oil in rat colon studies.Well Supported

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Having a larger number of smaller fat cells is associated with reduced inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, and insulin resistance.

◐Partially SupportedConsuming ruminant animal fats like tallow and suet provides odd-chain fatty acids such as C15.

◐Partially SupportedOverly distended and dysfunctional adipocytes can no longer secrete adipokines, leading to systemic insulin resistance or metabolic dysfunction.

◐Partially SupportedReduced intake of odd-chain fatty acids may contribute to C15 deficiencies and increased susceptibility to chronic diseases.

◐Partially SupportedRuminant animal fats, such as beef fat and lamb fat, are rich sources of pentadecanoic acid (C15), while chicken fat and lard contain very little.

◐Partially SupportedThiazolidinediones trigger adipocyte division to prevent metabolic dysfunction.

◐Partially SupportedPopulation-wide levels of odd-chain fatty acids (OCFAs) have been declining due to avoidance of saturated fats.

◐Partially SupportedFat cells may be dysfunctional due to deficiencies in fats uniquely found in animal foods, such as pentadecanoic acid (C15).