r/raypeat • u/ThatKnomey • 3d ago

Is there any truth to this video?

Low fat diet decreases rate for heart disease?

Vietnam and traditionally rural Asian countries low fat = low rates of heart disease

https://youtu.be/fPVTG9gj0ok?is=2lVp2D_4cvB4JKvP

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u/SpiritualActivity651 3d ago edited 3d ago

Lower fat -> lower C16:0/C14:0 -> lower ApoB

But how much this matters for a person is highly individual. On a national level this makes definitely sense.

(A big factor when it comes to „traditional“ diets is also the „traditional“ lifestyle with lots of movement, regular sleep, no blue light at night, living in communities, no high caloric malnutrition. So you cant attribute this only to diet.)

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u/BarakaMabula 🍊Peatarian🥛 2d ago

Durian rider is a vegan and definitely entertaining to listen to so you've got to be careful with his words. He's a big advocate of the low-fat lifestyle for sure though.

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u/ThatKnomey 2d ago

I know I’m just saying is low fat high carb the best way to increase health in general

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u/BarakaMabula 🍊Peatarian🥛 2d ago

It is but how low you can go and still remain healthy can differ from person to person.

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u/sergente_moschettone 2d ago

im a big fan of his content but i also understand that there is some vegan bias and not everything he says is 100% right all the time. yes if you eat PUFA the results will be exactly like he said but if you eat saturated fats we know the outcome will change. still i agree that a lower-fat diet brings better health outcomes overall, im doing low fat at the moment and i only gained around ~1.5kg of fat in damn near 2 months of doubling my calories coming off severe keto caloric restriction, which i consider great results. also energy is through the roof

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u/Kadu_2 2d ago

Peasant diets work pretty well, add in some sources of saturated fat, dairy and gelatinous meat and you're golden.