Mike, another very informative video but I really found the background music made it hard for me concentrate on your message. For all us non-doctors the amount of information you present requires complete focus, for me at least. Many times I need to pause, digest and replay specific parts. And when I do that, the background music actually becomes irritating. Hope you forgo it in future videos. Thanks for all your work at keeping us healthy and informed.

The fatty acids are about 90% saturated. But coconut oil is perhaps most unique for its high content of the saturated fat lauric acid, which makes up around 40% of its total fat content ( 1 ). This makes coconut oil highly resistant to oxidation at high heat.

American diet-based health problems (heart disease, in particular) started in the 1920's, with the invention and heavily marketed spread of industrial "vegetable oil," compounded by the appearance of cheap sugar and the flood of high-fructose syrup, in the 1960's and 1980's, respectively. One should return to the organic, vegetable-rich, fruit-rich, whole-grain, whole-dairy and animal-based farm diets of the 19th Century. All highly processed, industrial "vegetable" oils (corn, safflower, canola, palm, etc.) are high in omega-6 (aka, linoleic acid: the mitochondria killer) and should be avoided.

Thank you Dr. Mike for this video! I love cheese and yogurt from whole milk! I cut those out of my diet decades ago and have had 5 heart attacks. Now on Keto, eating FAT, protein and 20 g of carbs per day. I have never had this much energy or stamina in my 67 years! My cardiologist is old school, and is having a fit over what I am eating, and keeps wanting me to go back to STD Amer. Diet. NO WAY! I am schooling him now on fats and health benefits of them, and this video is now going to be my next appointment agenda. Thank you thank you.

My Family never had heart attacks or any CVD… my cholesterols have always been not so good though I’ve been pretty active all my life, swimming, jogging few marathons even, martial arts bmi 24-26, non smoking… yeah they always told me to take statins. As a native Nordic my diet has always been basic Nordic more or less And 6 months ago I was diagnosed t2d… but and guess what, he told me to start medicines. Instead of medicines I started to decrease my carbs, an apple a day and some berries, veggies, full fat dairy and meat. No vegetable oils but avocado or olive oil HgA1c 6 weeks ago 5.5% and I expect it goes a bit lower next time. Triglycerides from 250 to 111. All this just with a small shift in diet and in 5 months. Weight lost 7 kg and waist line loss by 9 cm

I find this topic very interesting concerning saturated fats. I come from German / Russian heritage where saturated fat is a part of their diet. Both of my Grandparents would save the fat / grease after cooking meat and use it on their bread. Their diet consists red meat, pork, butter and lard. Heart disease does not run in my family despite many of them having high LDL levels confirmed by blood work and not being on statins. My father has 11 siblings and my mother has 10 siblings and no heart disease.

I lost 150lbs on eating Ketovore. I went from 321lbs to 170lbs. Took me 2 years with 2 years maintaining now. I do not eat any breads, pasta, rice, or white potatoes - an occasional Sweet Potato. I only use Coconut Oil, Olive Oil, or Avocado. I do not eat out. My lipids drastically changed for the better and are currently: Total Cholesterol = 169 Triglycerides = 42 HDL = 64 VLDL = 9 LDL = 96

I don’t go to doctors for health information. I’m 69 YO and in good health. I’m already doing most of the things you mentioned. I’m 6ft 1 end 210 lbs, I want to get down to 180. We’ll see. Most people I know don’t live a healthy life style. Information to live healthy is available more so now than ever before. It’s not easy living healthy, but it’s not hard either. I’m in good health only by the grace of God. I thank you and those like you who are giving healthy information to us. May God bless you and your family.

It seems increasingly clear that the effects of saturated fat consumption may be highly contextual, especially with in conjunction with the intake of foods that cause insulin resistance. There seems to be at least some evidence that even high levels of saturated fat intake in the context of low simple carb diets can actually lead to weight loss and improved metabolic health. That saturated fats can be so satiating also helps people adhere to diets that are high in saturated animal fats.

Seed oil free for over 4 years now. I eat meat (mainly beef), fish, dairy and egg and some vegetables and fruit. I eat a lot of butter. My body composition has improved, less inflamation and feel so much better

My mother drank milk full whole milk extensively and butter all our life. She also ate hamburger all her life. She lived to 95 years old and outlived most of her doctors who told her her diet was bad. When she got cut open for her second hip replacement in her early 90s the doctor looked inside her body and said she had the body of a 30 year old inside including bones. My father followed all the low fat advice. He had multiple heart attacks. He died in his eighties which is still a good old age but his low-fat diet didn't help him. In fact what we now know is is no egg yolk diet and his low-fat diet actually hurt him in many ways not to mention they stacked those horrible statin drugs on top of him which we also know have terrible effects in which cause muscle wasting in his case which prevented him from getting some exercise involving his legs cuz they became painful. So I think I'll choose my mother's way. We're all going to die sometime and doctors don't know what the hell they're talking about and so we might as well take our chances with what our body most likely evolved with which is natural dairy and meat fats. After all it works for the eskimos.

Retired general internist with metabolic syndrome here. This is fascinating, and so much more than I learned in med school. (Graduated 1980). Bottom line again- no processed foods, and I will continue to use whole dairy.

This is a landmark video in Fat types analysis. many thanks , though we loose track of point summary in various places due to details, but at the end some clarity sets in! 👍

Great content! I wonder if you could make a whole episode on triglicerids? Since you mentioned its important role, yet there is very little info about it. (Mine is also high without high bad colesterol…)

Hi Dr.Hansen good see you again great video as always Dr.Hansen is awesome have a good day pal peace out 👊👍

Mike, this video put out so much information that it's hard to digest it all for us common folks. Could you list in a paragraph what foods we should and should not be eating? Obviously not refined carbs (sugar) but what about the rest..

I don t ask doctors on nutrition matters,they know nothing about it,30 + years on medication because of Crohns disease,and all it took was 10 days on carnivore diet to throw pills away ( in doctors mailbox) and even if I ate the fat version of minched beef meat (14-18 % fat) I started loosing weight anyways,since then I avoid artificial oils and now use butter,oliveoil,coconut oil,have a spread of turmeric on most meals + the pepper that makes it easier for the body to take up,have a 72 hours fasting now and then and intermittent fasting on the dayly basis,needles to say I don t eat bread,potatoes, rice or other sugar plants.I learnt most of what I know now from Ekberg,Berg,Berry and also educate myself on topics like cancer,how it s possible to stop with fasting,which you are not supposed to get in the first place if you are a carnivore.

Thank you Dr. Hansen. I appreciate that you share insightful, applicable, evidenced- based advice!

Every doctor needs to watch this. Most recieve little nutrion training in medical school.

You needed to add pastured meats, dairy and eggs to your analysis, especially when it's done on a diverse, 'weedy' pasture. The change in fat profiles and added nutrition makes a huge difference in the desirability of these products overall. Animals grazed on pastures using holistic methods also are good for the environment, which is the opposite of animals raised in CAFOs, so it is win-win...

Please include your references in the notes if you are going to be advising people that certain saturated fats are fine.

The Masai people in Kenya consume almost exclusively blood, meat and milk from pastured cows. No heart disease at all.. what explains this?

Thank you Dr Mike👍

Hi, Dr. Great video. Can you check your info table on risk factors. Should this read Decreased HDL? Thank you.

Best lecture , You are extremely fast in doing research. You must be a very good doctor.

Vegetarian for almost 40 years. 107 lbs ( not skinny tho) my cholesterol went to 200 over the pandemic, yet as always, triglycerides were low andHDL was high. Great ratio. I do eat grass fed dairy, olive oil, avocado oil and coconut milk in curries occasionally. I’m considered very healthy. Rarely eat out.

I eat three eggs every morning. And my LDL is SKY HIGH. HOWEVER, my triglycerides are low and HDL is very high. My doctor isn't worried about the LDL because he measured my Good Size LDL(looks fluffy under microscope) and small size LDL(this is what causes clots). LDL is an essential part of many processes in the formation of necessary hormones and cell walls. Ask your doctor about this specific test on your LDL.

I am 55 and eat whatever I want, I can down a pint of Ben & Jerrys without blinking and put butter on everything, consume sausages like M & Ms..get the idea. My total cholesterol is below 140 with my HDL higher than LDL. Have been the same weight since high school. I believe we are all different and just need to pay attention to our numbers...

Thankyou for the detailed explanation Dr. Keep up the good work 🙌

Great info ! Thanks !

hasn't stearic acid been associated with better heart health and fat loss? grassfed beef is also high in omega3. The fat in bacon is also the same as the fat in olive oil. surprised no mention of this.

Convoluted mind. Thanks 😊

A topic you didn't hit on is LDL in itself isn't bad if its alpha profile. That is it hasn't been glycated (oxidized) by sugar. Once LDL is oxidized it becomes beta profile and the body has no receptors for oxidized LDL. It is consumed by macrophages which settle in the bloodvessels and become plaque. So while some consume sugar and are fine and others consume fat and are fine (like keto) consuming both is a recipe for disaster. "Low Carb Down Under" has a great vid on this called lab results on keto. Atleast something like that.

I love this channel!

Tons of good info here, but I'd like to share a few *gut* specific things: 1. All saturated fat (including coconut oil and dairy) is capable of causing leaky gut syndrome if consumed in excess 2. Dairy (if eaten in excess) can increase Bilophila levels in the gut, which is not good. Bilophila is a Hydrogen Sulfide producer and can cause unwanted inflammation.

Thank you. May you be well sir.

great video, thanks!

The idea that fat from our ancestral diet - ie meat - is harmful is ridiculous.

My GP has nothing to say...Over the past 4-5 years she has witnessed me losing 15 kg in weight, dumping statins, stabilizing my BP, and generally being in a far better space today, on a 10/25/65 diet, than I ever was. She does not seem to be interested in dietary issues. So I have taken on the "slack"', and have done the research myself over the time period. Of the 65% fat I take, around 25% is saturated, thus around 16% of my daily cal intake is from saturated fats.

1:33 and 1:52 these points should be set to music and played in a future vlog (think Pump up the Jam). Your team will be the dancers if you record them during the office New Years Party! Pump UP the Ketones!

I would appreciate a more detailed definition of what constitutes “processed food.” There are different types of processing that food undergoes. At the extreme, I think I know what you mean by highly processed foods. However, not all processing is equal. It would help to eliminate some confusion if you would be more rigorous in using the term.

I am 6' and 240lbs, so definitely overweight, but when my doctors do blood tests they always comment on how great my numbers are. They ask what I eat, to which I reply, cheeseburgers, butter, sour cream and chicken and no vegetables. So why are my LDL numbers always so low???

Thanks for the amazing science lesson, … just out of curiosity, do you consume meat?

Products labelled Low Fat usually have added sugars in them like fructose and high fructose corn syrup which puts one at a greater risk for insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. I do not agree on the Low Fat recommendation. We'd rather choose the healthy saturated fats.

Is there any evidence that saturated fats (the good ones you mentioned such as butter) increase LDL-c, but not LDL-p, but making LDL particles fluffy?

You've made this Dr in Biochemistry very happy! Thank you. I learned a lot of this when I studied ketogenic diets. The omega 6/3 is so important. Also, can you do a video on NMR differentiation between neutral and bad LDL? I had to educate my Dr on that when CHL, HDL, and LDL all went up with simple CHL panel. Turns out it was increase in neutral, not bad LDL

Great... Thanks 😊👍

I'm totally confused by this topic since half the doctors and researchers I've watched say one thing and the other half say the opposite. You'd think harvard medical would know what's true and they aren't keen on saturated fat.

It would be easier to understand if more examples were given of foods associated with each kind of fat. Very informative in one way, but not very clear.

That’s right Dr., not all saturated fat are equal even for a piece of meat from the same cut. A 100% grass fed beef vs grain fed beef is also different. Same goes for chicken that’s pasture raised vs factory farm raised. Most meat we can easily get from grocery shops are not good.

is it safe to use coconut oil for frying? or heating coconut oil makes it bad like any other cooking oil?

My forward thinking doc said to lower saturated fat. I ignore her. I consume EVOO and extra virgin coconut oil in moderation and beef in moderation. That along with no processed foods, low carb and intermittant fasting. I've been able to very slowly lower my weight and not feel insanely hungry all the time. Walking and biking also help overall. Never blame yourself for the wrong information that was promoted(and is still promoted). Make the change now and be patient. Results will come.

I eat plant based but supplement with fish oil from Nordic Naturals to get Omega-3s in order to make sure that I can have a health ratio of 3’s and 6’s. We already get too many 9’s as it is.

There was a lot of facts in there. It would be nice if you culd summarize it with a checklist of foods that are okay or not okay.

Was with you all the way til you said animal fat is unhealthy, it's only bad when the animals are factory raised and fed grains, when they are raised on a natural diet, like grass fed beef for example, they are the best fats you can consume

I noted that it was mentioned that saturated fat from meat was not associated with positive health benefits. Was it associated with negative health impacts though ? Would be great to see you debate this with a Carnivore eg Dr Ken Berry about this . I am not a Carnivore myself - but currently on a low carb - high adequate diet ( combined with IF/TRE) with great results .

Wow. Thank you

I'm not totally convinced of things when headlines are flashed before my eyes as they were in this video. On the other hand, I'm not inclined to spend my time reading these studies in detail and picking them apart. Some people, like Zoe Harcombe, seem to enjoy doing this and then discovering the fallacies in many of these studies. Doctor Mike Hansen seems to be convinced that some saturated fats are OK but not the ones that come from meat. Maybe the papers that suggest that meat-based saturated fat is bad have a hidden agenda and an anti-meat bias from how they were funded, or from the bias of the author. I think Dr. Mike Hansen is mostly "anti-meat" himself, so his videos will typically have that sort of slant. My suspicion is that with time we will learn that saturated fat from meat is perfectly fine. [Some of the comments below certainly support that].

I am a child of the 50-60's. Mother a very good cook used Crisco for all her cooking, white sugar too. Pies, cakes, tons of sweets, fried chicken, liver everyone survived and thrived today. Father passed at 90 and mother this year at 98 all her sibling lived long lives. All my siblings still healthy today..... so it really comes down to genes. I am 72 healthy follow a plant based diet.

What about non-corn fed pork and beef? I would imagine that saturated fat profile as well as omega 3 profile to be much different in that meat.

This video should have started at 8:45, as far actionable health advice goes. It was already evident more than twenty years ago, to those like myself who were paying attention, that high-fat dairy, for those who are not lactose-intolerant, is heart healthy while low-fat dairy led to higher rates of CHD. Most people still today opt for low-fat dairy products because neither the media nor their doctors tell them the truth.

LDL isn't bad. Look at the minnesota coronary study. Unsaturated fats did decrease cholesterol, but increased overall mortality.

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You say that unsaturated fats are generally healthier than saturated fat despite that being contradicted by the three studies you cited. From those it would seem to be much safer to stop eating polyunsaturated fats and replace them with saturated fats. Or am I missing something?

You have a new subscriber sir.

I am trying to get over to ketones. Therefore, my fat intake is climbing. I make my kifer with raw whole milk. I very rarely drank with in my 60+ years until now. Always had total cholesterol. I am waiting for my next blood test.

Some of the worst fats are unsaturated. Trans fats and high omega 6 fats from seed oils. They're also prone to oxidation. If anything, I see saturated fat as safer. Sure you need some level of Omega 3 and 6 unsaturated fats, natural whole foods are best.

Since I started an all meat, beef, pork chicken and seafood, most dairy and butter diet, all my inflammation markers have dropped precipitously. I no longer use blood pressure medication, ie..125/72 avg. Joint pain has all but subsided and I eat until I am comfortably stuffed at every meal. Oh by the way, use grass fed and finished beef when you can to get all that nature wants you to have.

Thank you it's good to know all that information !

Worth reviewing this video at another time. (more than once)

excellent.. got my sub!

Hi Dr. Mike, I’m using Lactaid milk because my stomach can’t take regular milk, What’s the difference between the regular milk and lactose free milk besides being a lactose free? Is there a better benefits by taking lactose free? Thanks.

If you eat saturated fats with leafy greens, fruits, nuts, olive oil, high antioxidant teas, and eat high fiber carbs, you will most likely be fine.

Too much chemistry. Seems to be in conflict with the American College of Cardiology that saturated fats are not linked to cardiovascular disease

It's bad that researchers haven't been honest with us. They refuse to publish studies which cast doubt on widely accepted but not necessarily correct beliefs.

Hello doctor, is it good to cook with pork fat? Many doctors are recommending it. I would like to know your opinion. thank you

A lot of good, useful advice here.. Once you limited your carb intake and use more (healthy, natural) fats, you'll notice that you can feel good for longer times without eating. Then you notice that intermittent fasting becomes easier, like skipping breakfast. I feel great having my first meal around 1pm. A lot can be found on internment fasting on KZfaq...

ok, so triglycerides are supposed to be bad, but what about medium chain triglyceride oil that everyone is taking. What about MCT with odd chain length fatty acids?

40 years of lowering fat while the population gets fatter and sicker by the day. Low fat guidelines are a crime against humanity imo.

In the 1950's scientists studied cardiovascular disease by observing it in chimpanzees. They made the chimps get cardiovascular disease by feeding them large amounts of coconut oil. Many of the chimps developed major arterial blockage in as little as two years. LDL cholesterol is a REQUIREMENT for cardiovascular disease. Smoking, being overweight, diabetes, oxidation, and chronic inflammation exacerbate cardiovascular disease they do not CAUSE it. If LDL cholesterol is low enough you will n to develop cardiovascular disease no matter what. We've know that saturated fat is the principal reason why cardiovascular is the leading disease of over 70 years. In addition it has been proven beyond any doubt that polyunsaturated fats and monounsaturated fats like canola and olive oil are much much healthier than saturated fats. There are mountains of evidence for all of this.

Hello Dr Mike Hanson. I've just watched your fascinating video. If your advice is adopted by your followers you may save many lives! My question concerns the Swedish study which revealed whole milk contained approximately 2.7% of trans fatty acids. Do you think this amount of trans fat negates the positive effects of butyric acid and pentadecanoic acid?

I'm glad to he as r dietetic advice from a licensed MD who understands nutrition and can back up his statements with unbiased scientific research.

Should we replace butter with coconut oil?

Excellent information. I’m sending this to my family (good luck 😳) and other fat free diet fans. I’m a very healthy and active 72 year old female with lipid readings always over 300. (302 currently) Don’t drink or take any drugs. I love foamed goat milk in my decaf coffee, so satisfying. I’m 5’4” and weigh 128 lbs. My CAC score (recently) is 0. I eat full fat homemade meals. I listen to your videos because you give current and detailed information I can work with. Thank you.💙🌷😬

Actually smoke point is useless in determining oxidation. Olive oil only oxidates at a higher rate at a temperature above the smoke point. Olive is actually more resistant to heat.

DO A VIDEO ON MCT OIL IF YOU HAVE NOT PLEASE.

I have some kind of metabolic disease going on. I am skinny fat. All my weight goes to belly. When i have saturated fats - cheese, butter, cream, MCT, coconut - my morning blood sugar is sky high. I eat mostly OMAD, lean meat, olive oil, no carbs or very small veggie. If i have zero carbs for a week, my morning blood sugar is 90-105. The moment i have any saturated fats my morning blood sugar rockets to 115+. If I have any veggies, my all day blood sugar will be north of 115. ACV will sometimes drop it 10 points in an hour. I do not feel good with no carb! Ketone (usually in the 2+range) do not give me abundance of energy. I am battling very low energy.

Just mention which food are rich in high fat foods, will greatly helps. Im driving towards all fruit and vegie in an environment of low fat diet. Thanks

Good job, but I'd ask you not to blur the details of the studies (Journal, date, author) and keep them on the screen a bit longer so your viewers could search for them.

Is MCT oil a safe saturated fat for heart attack survivors?

You actually can’t accidentally create trans fats when heating cooking oils. It’s not just the heat but high pressure is also needed.

Fiber (inuline and propionate) is converted into these saturated fatty acids tho. So you dont need to do dairy, you could eat fiber. Both work

Does it take many years for plaque to build up in your arteries? I lost 27 lbs since 6-24-22 (was 280 lbs and 5'9") on carnivore diet, ketones between negative and .5 trace. Vegetarian 32 years and former tests showed my heart and carotid arteries are all clear and I'm 68 yrs old, but I have for decades had obesity and all the metabolic syndrome issues. I'm thinking I can still stay on carnivore diet, lose weight, rid my metabolic syndrome, and don't have to at my age worry about plaque causing a heart attack, the rest of my life, right? Also high cholesterol is in my family, father died of heart attack, mother had quadruple bypass and one stent.

3:02 😂 watching through a microscope with nothing under the objective lens!😝 I know a dummy when I see one 🌑

What about almond butter, no additives, and other nuts???

So i know the negatives of DNL FA. What im trying to find out is the TG structure that is made from excess carbs. Ie. Are they saturated or unsaturated?. Can find this anywhere.

As incorrect as it is to presume all LDLs are bad, or all saturated fat is bad, it's also just as bad to presume even-chain saturated fats are flat out 'unhealthy' when the total system can effect how they are processed. There is of course the study on very long lived Okinawans who were eating tons of pork. Basically... This is all complicated.

My doctor said try keto. I did & lost 40 pounds. I also exercised & did intermittent fasting. I am at a plateau. He said, do you want to try a peptide ..even though my BMI is good now. Do you know anything about peptides? He said there is a new one on the market. ???

So, saturated fat is both good and bad. I try to avoid bad as much as possible. So, what's the final percentage of healthy saturated fatty acids in milk? 2/3 bad, 1/3 good? I think I'll continue keeping saturated fat to a minimum and maintain a good om3-6 ratio.

My doctor never discusses fast with me. He doesn't discuss anything.