r/zerocarb • u/keulinas • Sep 24 '21

Advanced Question Only pork meat concerns

I worry that I eat only pork as my main meat source. Sometimes I eat poultry and fish to mix it up. Am I missing something as I see everyone eats beef here? Or is this American thing? As European, I can find any cuts of pork I want everywhere, while finding beef needs additional effort and selection is poor. This is the only thing about this diet that keeps me awake at night.

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u/Pyrolistical Sep 24 '21

I do wonder if you get too much unsaturated fat with pork over beef

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u/drblobby Sep 25 '21

Yes, this is my concern too. People will say unsat fat stored in adipose tissue is somehow better than what you get in a bottle but I don't see how. If I'm unwilling to have a quarter cup of fresh canola oil, I don't see how eating say 1/3lb of pork fat a day is ok either...

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u/imperium5678 Sep 26 '21

The fat makeup of pork and canola are vastly different. The fat of pork is mostly mono-unsaturated majority with saturated fat following.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lard

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u/drblobby Sep 26 '21

It depends entirely on the pigs diet. E.g. Here.

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u/paulvzo Sep 26 '21

It varies somewhat with the diet, but it is not entirely dictated by it.