At 08:23 AM 1/23/03 +1000, Phosphor wrote:
>>Because we are trying to cut down the total quantity of >saturated fatty
>acids found mostly in the visible fat seen >around the edges of our steaks
>well quantity is a different issue to ratios.

Not if total calories remains the same - then other types of fats are consumed.

>what about increasing the quantity of marine animals eaten, which are quite
>high in healthy PUFAs?

Yes, a good idea.

>>If however we eat grassfed meats, then we need not worry >about trimming
>fat because the fatty acid profile is already >close to the optimum healthy
>ratio (3:3:1, 4:4:1?).
>is this correct? can you supply a reference to this or at least state how
>you derived this conclusion?

Again, from what I have read on this list and elsewhere - I can't recall
exactly.

>>Most wild animals would probably have a very good fatty acid >profile.
>does this include the kidney fat on these animals?

You mean exclusively kidney fat?

Marilyn