[maliker]

So, this might all be quackery, but there are some people out there that think high saturated fat diets are the healthiest, which would line up with eating a lot of cheese. E.g. this subreddit is excited about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/SaturatedFat/?rdt=63805

Dunno if I believe it, but it's easy to test if upping the saturated fat in your diet is helpful to you or not.

[medler]

It’s quackery. There is a ton of scientific evidence showing that diets high in saturated fats cause high cholesterol, and high cholesterol is strongly associated with heart disease.

[jrs235]

>strongly associated with

Is that causation or correlation?...

[e40]

Correlation. Cholesterol is what the body uses to “fix” lesions in arteries. The spackle of the blood highway.

What causes the lesions? Many things, including bacteria and viruses.

[medler]

There’s strong evidence that it’s causation.

[Night_Thastus]

I guess if you kept the total calories in line, it would be fine? It'd be interesting to know either way.

[Nav_Panel]

I've noticed saturated fats trigger a far greater sense of satiety for me than unsaturated fats, vegetable oils in particular, which I feel I could eat forever. So my personal estimation is sticking to sat fats over unsat fats will result in eating fewer calories.

[nemomarx]

This might explain why cheese and potatoes are staple dishes in a lot of cultures - that's kinda maximizing satiation isn't it?

[Nav_Panel]

Glad you mention potatoes too: they're FAR AND AWAY the most satiating food per calorie, based on a 1995 study https://www.thebodytransformationacademy.com/uploads/7/4/4/9...

[steve1977]

I actually don’t think so. When you eat fat AND carbs, you tend to eat more of each than if you would have eaten them separately. Source: I’m Swiss and we have dishes like Fondue or Raclette, where each serving is often more than 200g or more cheese. Which would be a lot on its own, i.e. without bread or potatoes. Might also be because it is melted cheese though.