On Mon, 9 May 2005 12:10:30 -0500, Jim Swayze <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Rosedale is spot on with his macronutrient recommendations of 15-20% protein and 80-85% fat but slips slightly because of his allowance of grains and dairy. Plus the leptin conversation is a little strange and leads me to wonder why he doesn't simply stick with insulin > If one relies on Rosedale's "good fats" to reach the 80%-85% -- one will likely take in too much omega 6. That is the problem with trying to implement a very high fat, low carb regime while at the same time restricting saturated fat. Rosedale considers nuts a great high fat food -- yet virtually all of them (with the exception of macadamias) contain significant amounts of Omega 6. Rosedale does allow saturated fat back in after the initial strict phase -- seems contradictory to me. His idea that you are trying to lose body fat which he claims is saturated and therefore, should not eat it is not supported by a reference. Others like Anchell and Kwasniewski claim that when one wants to lose excess bodyfat, ingesting high animal fat (saturated) is the most effective way. According to Fallon and Enig, the fat people are trying to lose is predominantly monosaturated - - and they even claim in their new book that monosaturates in the form of nuts while healthy for the normal weight individual can fuel fat gain if one eats too many or slow fat loss if one is trying to lose fat. I have no idea who is correct and it's all rather confusing and contradictory.