Hey guys,
This is my first time posting here. I created an account mainly to ask this question. I've been following the Mcdougall plan (mostly, probably 90% compliant with occasional slip ups due to meals out with friends and family and such) for a few months. It seems to have helped a ton with insulin resistance, which I was developing.
Anyway, as the subject says, I'm curious what you guys think about oatmeal. It's my understanding that a key part of the diet is very low (by SAD standards anyway) fat consumption, and for what I'm mainly concerned about (insulin resistance) it seems that fat consumption is the main culprit. I've heard less than 10% from fat. I've heard less than 30 grams of fat (basically the same thing if you eat about 2500 calories a day, which is about where I'm at). I'm not sure what the official recommendation is, but basically really low.
Most of the starches listed in the approved foods list are really low in fat, but oatmeal seems to be an exception. Searching it on google I find that oatmeal contains 3.2g fat per 158 calorie serving or 28.8 calories from fat, which is a bit over 18% from fat. Is it generally recommended to limit oatmeal in any way in light of this (relatively speaking) high fat content? I understand how oatmeal could be a part of a wider diet where the rest of the calories were from much lower fat foods (potatoes, beans, etc...), but it seems that if someone ate oatmeal as their primary starch they would end up eating a pretty high percentage of fat. Does anyone here eat an oatmeal based diet? What has your experience been? Does the high fat content contribute to things like insulin resistance?
Thanks,
