Saturated fat has taken a pretty bad rap in recent times for being the type of fat that is (a) unhealthy, and (b) makes you put on weight. But is this always the case?

The truth is saturated fat is not ALWAYS bad and/or fattening. Lets look at the two foods above. Both of these items have fair levels of saturated fat, but are they both unhealthy?

Below is the amount of saturated fat per 100 grams;

Steak – Approx 5 grams.

Biscuits – Approx 15 grams.

Obviously you are unlikely to eat the same gram weight in biscuits as you do in steak in one sitting (at least I hope not!) but you get the picture.

Would it surprise you to learn that the saturated fat in the steak is actually good for you? Well, assuming that the meat is organic then it is. Here’s why;

Our bodies need fat to work properly. They need fat to absorb vitamins/minerals, and to keep your metabolism working properly. If you cut fat out of your diet, you will not lose weight over the long term. But the type of fat your body wants is quite particular.

Obviously the poly/mono unsaturated fats in oils, nuts, seeds, avocados are one example, but that is not the focus of this article. Your body also needs an amount of saturated fat to work properly. But it wants, natural, unrefined fat, i.e. the animal fat in steak, and not the processed, refined fat you would find in biscuits.

When foods are processed and refined they lose all their goodness and take on lots of e-numbers, preservatives, colourings, etc to make them look more appealing and prolong their shelf life. Your body does not want or know how to deal with this sort of fat, so it doesn’t use it and eating it will lead to you gaining weight.

The saturated animal fat from the steak however is something the body wants and recognises as useful. Therefore it will not be stored as fat.

Today’s Takeaway - Get away from the mindset that saturated = bad. What you should really be thinking is proccessed = bad.

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