High fat, exercise, and brain performance study

[Masakatsu Funaki #1]

What constitutes exercise? And how long should one exercise to counter balance a high fat diet?

[bad seed]

Originally Posted by sub_thug

At the same time, the healthy fats found in salmon and certain nuts have shown to increase brain function. The omega-3's are good for the brain.

The healthy fat in salmon is saturated fat. I find it hilarious when mainstream fitness/nutrition articles are always saying saturated fat is evil, but they've jumped on the coconut oil trend. Coconut oil is pure saturated fat.

Why is it so hard to convince people saturated fat is good for you?

[Sinister]

Originally Posted by HockeyBjj

This is the rift I was talking about. Many people say saturated fat is good for you, and have studies to back their words up. While many other reputable sources such as Mayo Clinic and American Heart Association still say saturated fat should be limited, and they have their scientific studies as well. I'm just wondering if exercise is the X factor. If saturated fat is bad for the average american, but among athletes, it is perfectly fine and perhaps even beneficial to get more sat than poly and mono.

The x-factor is good data vs. not so good data.

[RafailNadull]

So who's got the good data and how do you know?

[warriorscomeout]

This study is a crock of shit - the rats were eating 40% fat. Not surprising that the lard rats went stupid.

Unless your diet is half lard, you're not eating that amount of fat so there's no way you can apply this to humans.

[warriorscomeout]

Originally Posted by Masakatsu Funaki #1

What constitutes exercise? And how long should one exercise to counter balance a high fat diet?

Its in the article.

The exercising rats were doing the equivalent of a half hour jog. That countered their diet which was half fat.

[Dogstarman]

http://www.twincities.com/ci_2195892...ke-you-smarter


Here is another article that discusses the study. Can anyone find this study? I wish they would link it in their articles. They just say it's a 40% saturated fat diet and that the rats would run on treadmills or wheels or whatever rodents in captivity run on.

[Seriously-Dead]

This isn't anything new. You can induce metabolic, neural, and unspecific biological dysfunction in mice on high glucose diets, high fat diets, high fructose diets, and standard american diets (processed food); and exercise can improve any of these negative outcomes. There are a million ways to skin this cat. Why is anyone surprised?