Fat sources

[sportsfan8724]

Is olive oil an ok fat source or would I be better off with coconut oil or MTC olive? I'm not using it to cook just to add to my vegetables and foods. I have been using at least a tablespoon daily of olive oil for years but thinking despite the saturated fat in coconut oil and mtc oil that they might be better.

 

[TMI]

Butter and coconut are the best fats. Olive oil is pretty good, but comes in third place due to the omega 6 fatty acid content.

 

[sportsfan8724]

Regular butter?

 

[TMI]

Grass-fed is favored. But any butter is better than no butter.

Betty put a little bit of butter in the batter but the little bit of batter made her big butt fatter.

 

[madman]

Your fat intake should be composed of a mixture of saturated(grass fed butter/egg yolks(free range)/virgin coconut oil/tallow/lard or suet from meats preferably grass fed/virgin red palm oil)...........monounsaturated (virgin olive oil/avocado oil/macadamia nut oil) and of course omega 3 fatty acids DHA/EPA(sardines/salmon/mackerel/tuna/fish oil/krill oil) and minimize polyunsaturated (sunflower/sesame/safflower/corn/soy).

Cholesterol/saturated fats/monounsaturated fats are beneficial in many ways especially regarding hormone production=testosterone!

I would not say there is necessarily a best as they each have their benefits with the exception of too much polyunsaturated fats.

 

[Vince]

I would say all the fats you mentioned are good. Olive oil, coconut oil and MCT oil.

 

[Paul Curwin]

Personally I prefer olive oil with food. I've also started applying olive oil on my scalp as I heard it helps prevent hair loss.

 

[Vince]

Personally I prefer olive oil with food. I've also started applying olive oil on my scalp as I heard it helps prevent hair loss.

I guess I need to put a lot on my head.