Pork is one of my favourite meats. I like pork roasts and pork crackling. When I do have it tho, it feels like it is taking some sortof direct path to my heart. Is this just the media hype? Funny, because pork (and its fat) gives us a very good dosage of Vitamin B1 and protein as well.
What are all your feelings on pork and pork rind?
I cook a very lean port tenderloin in the oven each and every week.
It is the other white meat.
Pokr fat is by far the lesser evil compared to its evil replacement aka trans fat. I’d stay away from it for the most part unless you’re willing to gorge yourself with lots of omega 3 fats to balance it all out.
[quote]Marmadogg wrote:
I cook a very lean port tenderloin in the oven each and every week.
It is the other white meat.[/quote]
I found a problem with the tenderloin, I would always get a stomach upset after i had it. For some reason, the roast, or pork chops doesnt bother me.
Perhaps I’m not baking my tenderloins right.
pork these days can be one of the leanest sources of protein depending on the cut. Another good thing is that Pork tends to have higher concentrations of arachinidinoic acid, as compared to other sources of flesh.
I wouldn’t worry about the fat in pork. As long as your dietary fats are not ALL coming from pork fat, then youre good, and even then i wouldnt be afraid for arterial clogging, i would just be concerned about your gym performance.
[quote]consumer wrote:
pork these days can be one of the leanest sources of protein depending on the cut. Another good thing is that Pork tends to have higher concentrations of arachinidinoic acid, as compared to other sources of flesh.
I wouldn’t worry about the fat in pork. As long as your dietary fats are not ALL coming from pork fat, then youre good, and even then i wouldnt be afraid for arterial clogging, i would just be concerned about your gym performance.[/quote]
How is AA (arachi… acid) beneficial? I thought that this was an omega-6 acid that should ideally be limited? Chicken skin has a lot of this and so does beef and lamb.
[quote]consumer wrote:
pork these days can be one of the leanest sources of protein depending on the cut. Another good thing is that Pork tends to have higher concentrations of arachinidinoic acid, as compared to other sources of flesh.
I wouldn’t worry about the fat in pork. As long as your dietary fats are not ALL coming from pork fat, then youre good, and even then i wouldnt be afraid for arterial clogging, i would just be concerned about your gym performance.[/quote]
Interesting. Is there anything wrong with getting all of your protein/fat from one source? I tend to buy meat in bulk (10 to 15 pounds or so) and eat it for a week or so. I switch meats depending on what’s cheap. For example, I’ll eat only chicken breasts for a few weeks, then steaks, then pork chops, etc.
This is only for meals I prepare myself though. So that’s only for 4 out of 6.
Pork is good, pork is sweet,
Pork should be your favourite meat.
[quote]perseng wrote:
consumer wrote:
pork these days can be one of the leanest sources of protein depending on the cut. Another good thing is that Pork tends to have higher concentrations of arachinidinoic acid, as compared to other sources of flesh.
I wouldn’t worry about the fat in pork. As long as your dietary fats are not ALL coming from pork fat, then youre good, and even then i wouldnt be afraid for arterial clogging, i would just be concerned about your gym performance.
How is AA (arachi… acid) beneficial? I thought that this was an omega-6 acid that should ideally be limited? Chicken skin has a lot of this and so does beef and lamb.
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You are right, I was mistaken that Pork did have good amounts of Arachidonic acid, but it doesnt. However, neither do Chicken skin, beef and lamb. Substantial amounts of this fatty acid are found in Pork heart and liver, which is where i made my mistake. It is also found in pretty high concentrations in livers and hearts of cows, sheep and chicken as well.
Arachidonic acids is an omega-6, but should not be confused with Arachidic acid(saturated). Chicken skin actually has very little Arachindonic acid.
Arachidonic acid is believed to increase free testosterone levels.
[quote]blooey wrote:
consumer wrote:
pork these days can be one of the leanest sources of protein depending on the cut. Another good thing is that Pork tends to have higher concentrations of arachinidinoic acid, as compared to other sources of flesh.
I wouldn’t worry about the fat in pork. As long as your dietary fats are not ALL coming from pork fat, then youre good, and even then i wouldnt be afraid for arterial clogging, i would just be concerned about your gym performance.
Interesting. Is there anything wrong with getting all of your protein/fat from one source? I tend to buy meat in bulk (10 to 15 pounds or so) and eat it for a week or so. I switch meats depending on what’s cheap. For example, I’ll eat only chicken breasts for a few weeks, then steaks, then pork chops, etc.
This is only for meals I prepare myself though. So that’s only for 4 out of 6.[/quote]
You really only need 2 fatty acids to survive, ALA(alpha-linoleic acid) and LA(linoleic acid), so you wouldnt die from getting all your fat from a single source provided it had those two acids to an appreciable amount.
The problem with getting all your fatty acids from one source is there are obviously many, fatty acids that come from plants and animals, and all serve some purpose in one way another. It would really help things along if you provided these things to your body rather than force it to synthesize them, which in most cases, you probably arent even supplying enough of the precursor to synthesize the other fatty acids you need.
Take supplements like Fish Oil and flax oil to do yourself a world of good.
i love pork. if it’s thin enough you can fry it in a light base of olive oil and your choices of spices. it is good to marinate it for a few days before cooking. the results are amazing. damn you making me hungry. laters pk
[quote]consumer wrote:
perseng wrote:
consumer wrote:
pork these days can be one of the leanest sources of protein depending on the cut. Another good thing is that Pork tends to have higher concentrations of arachinidinoic acid, as compared to other sources of flesh.
I wouldn’t worry about the fat in pork. As long as your dietary fats are not ALL coming from pork fat, then youre good, and even then i wouldnt be afraid for arterial clogging, i would just be concerned about your gym performance.
How is AA (arachi… acid) beneficial? I thought that this was an omega-6 acid that should ideally be limited? Chicken skin has a lot of this and so does beef and lamb.
You are right, I was mistaken that Pork did have good amounts of Arachidonic acid, but it doesnt. However, neither do Chicken skin, beef and lamb. Substantial amounts of this fatty acid are found in Pork heart and liver, which is where i made my mistake. It is also found in pretty high concentrations in livers and hearts of cows, sheep and chicken as well.
Arachidonic acids is an omega-6, but should not be confused with Arachidic acid(saturated). Chicken skin actually has very little Arachindonic acid.
Arachidonic acid is believed to increase free testosterone levels.
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For sure, eating the edible organs (liver, heart, kidneys) seems to give us very good levels of vitamins as well as a very broad spectrum of fatty acids - all in large quantities.
According to USDA, we get some of the best AA levels from farmed salmon
[quote]consumer wrote:
You really only need 2 fatty acids to survive, ALA(alpha-linoleic acid) and LA(linoleic acid), so you wouldnt die from getting all your fat from a single source provided it had those two acids to an appreciable amount.
The problem with getting all your fatty acids from one source is there are obviously many, fatty acids that come from plants and animals, and all serve some purpose in one way another. It would really help things along if you provided these things to your body rather than force it to synthesize them, which in most cases, you probably arent even supplying enough of the precursor to synthesize the other fatty acids you need.
Take supplements like Fish Oil and flax oil to do yourself a world of good.[/quote]
This is interesting. Because you say LA and ALA are the most vital to survival. Fish and fish oil contain very little of these acids… more balanced towards AA and DHA.
Where did you hear this?
[quote]perseng wrote:
consumer wrote:
You really only need 2 fatty acids to survive, ALA(alpha-linoleic acid) and LA(linoleic acid), so you wouldnt die from getting all your fat from a single source provided it had those two acids to an appreciable amount.
The problem with getting all your fatty acids from one source is there are obviously many, fatty acids that come from plants and animals, and all serve some purpose in one way another. It would really help things along if you provided these things to your body rather than force it to synthesize them, which in most cases, you probably arent even supplying enough of the precursor to synthesize the other fatty acids you need.
Take supplements like Fish Oil and flax oil to do yourself a world of good.
This is interesting. Because you say LA and ALA are the most vital to survival. Fish and fish oil contain very little of these acids… more balanced towards AA and DHA.
Where did you hear this?
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your body requires EPA and DHA just as it requires all other fatty acids. BUT, the body can inefficiently convert ALA and LA to EPA and DHA.
which is why it’s better to just eat EPA and DHA. Any textbook biochemistry oriented , with essential fatty acids will go over this concept.
this is along the lines of amino acids. You need all 20/22 amino acids, but for survival you can provide only the essential 8/10, as the others can be synthesized.
We aren’t exactly just trying to survive though, so eat all your fatty acids.
Thanks consumer! This is very intersting information.
Sorry for the thread hijack by the way. Maybe we can bring it back by talking about the kind of fats pork has vs the kind of fats other meats have?
Yeah, thanks consumer for that info. I never realised that we synthesized these fatty acids if necessary.
[quote]consumer wrote:
but for survival you can provide only the essential 8/10, as the others can be synthesized.
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don’t you mean unessential?
[quote]allNatural wrote:
consumer wrote:
but for survival you can provide only the essential 8/10, as the others can be synthesized.
don’t you mean unessential?[/quote]
the grammar may be horrible, but you know what i mean.
i meant if you provide(through diet) the essential FA and essential AA, the body will synthesize the others, termed nonessential.