Utter b*ll*cks. All those studies you mention focus on COOKED saturated fats, not raw ones. Raw saturated fats are perfectly OK.
No, RAW saturated animal fats cause IGT in the same way as cooked animal fats do. There is not difference between cooked and raw animal fats in this regard, Tyler.
Everybody can check that this is true by simply using a blood glucose meter.
As you know many members of this forum frequently report blood sugar spikes and/or crashes after eating high sugar fruits.
That doesn't mean that saturated animal fats are bad per se. But it raises the question if it is advisable to eat fruits in the context of a diet that is high in raw or cooked saturated animal fats. Richard Bernstein, Nora Gedgaudas, Ron Rosedale and many others discuss this issue in depth.
Such blood sugar spikes and crashes are definitely not healthy.
Seafood and wild game meat don't cause IGT and MCFAs can be useful if you want to restore your glucose tolerance.
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