Medium and short-chain fatty acids Re: Back to Duncan

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Chantelle, the short chain fatty acids such as are found in coconut,

butter, and are produced by probiotic bacteria on the bowel lining,

are a direct food for cells including bowel lining cells. This is part

of the literature on bowel health in Tungland's Comprehensive

Review on my site in the inulin references:

http://tinyurl.com/inulins

Butter also contains the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA; this is not

apparent by the chart, but even grain-fed butter contributes low

amounts of these efas, which are used in cell membranes. I will get a

more accurate representation into the worksheet.

Yes, I use butter and cream daily.

I don't have Bruce's book so I can't summarize what he wrote but

here's a very good article:

http://tinyurl.com/milkfat

And this study " Molecular weight distributions of milk

fat triglycerides from seven species " shows among other things, that

different cow breeds might be producing differing ratios:

http://www.jlr.org/cgi/reprint/8/5/473.pdf

Duncan

>

> Chart was interesting to me. I just got more coconut oil finally (a

gallon

> this time), so I plan to do that on much more regular versus

sporadic basis

> that I have been doing. I do consume butter, but I¹m wondering if I

need

> more regularity to it as well? (butter and coconut oil were the only

fats I

> used for everything until I purchased red palm a few days ago, but

so far

> I¹m only liking the red palm for topical use)

>

> What is your experience or what do you think? Do you have butter

daily?

>

> Could you review for me again, the reasons why it is so important

that we

> get medium and short-chain fatty acids nearly every day. I have read

this

> section more than once in Dr. Fife¹s book and in some other sources,

but I¹m

> needing a refresher again, I discover. I would like to know it so

well that

> I can share it readily.

>

> Chantelle

>