Day 40

Damn, it's cold! Last night we had a nice soup for dinner. Just the thing for a cold winter night! This morning breakfast was egg muffins, fried cherry tomatoes, and sausages (lamb and pork). Eldest, it's her birthday today, had a friend over who joined us for breakfast. In his opinion, he wishes he could eat like this every day! It was the first time he had egg muffins, and he was absolutely crazy about it.

I read an article this morning on Food24 regarding LCHF (they call it the Tim Noakes diet). I made a few comments, and one guy challenged me to provide him with studies proving LCHF is better than low-fat. I sent him about 15 or so, just to keep him busy. Then I decided to do a search for studies proving that there is a link between saturated fat and heart disease. I found two papers claiming this to be true, but both were only on the thesis of the subject, not actual studies.

I am starting to wonder if there are any documented studies proving saturated fat is bad for your heart. Everybody keeps on stating there have been "many studies proving this", but I can't seem to find any of them. I don't doubt there have been many studies attempted, but they all fail (as there is no link), and when they fail they are just quietly filed away. Unless, of course, the scientist is one of the few brave ones to actually publish his findings, and just add to the proof that saturated fat is NOT bad for you!

Finally, just a quick Happy 17th Birthday, my Angel! Hope all your hopes and dreams come true, and we all love you very much!