Saturated Facts: The Science of Fats

If you ask people to name one food related word that has the most villainous image, it will be FAT. In Tamil, the word for Fat also refers to arrogance. Everyone wants to get rid of fat around their bellies and the least loved handles are ironically called love handles.

To make things worse, science has confused the larger population for close to a century on the topic of fats. It began with some lobbying by the sugar industry to blame fats for the heart disease epidemic that struck America in the 1950s and from then on, it's never been a comfortable ride for Mr Triglyceride, a word that people look at with great trepidation in their blood test reports.

So there is a mad obsession with trying to find the PERFECT cooking oil. Internet food influencers exploit the confusion with completely unscientific claims on seed oils, ghee as superfood and palm oil.

This is a video to cut through the clutter and serve as an introduction to the wonderful world of fats, a world where they are actually essential to the human body (while obviously being bad in excess). We will explore the various terms thrown around - saturated/unsaturated, monounsaturated/polyunsaturated, Omega 3/6 and Trans fats.

[rksb]

Sadly people will never go for calm and well presented knowledge. They would rather take their advice from loud and overactive instagram reels and YouTube shorts. Great video though.

[tgk]

Me being a plant scientist, I appreciate your facts and figures in the video. They are spot on. I couldn't find a single error. Thank you. You are doing a wonderful job. Congrats.

[subhmaypatra]

"Life is pockets of order, protected by fat in a universe of chaos" - That's the most whacky, insightful and interesting line I have heard this year

[vidyashastry]

I’m a diabetic with controlled diabetes (A1C of 6.2 for years now), and I’m eager to learn anything and everything about our macronutrients. This is an excellent educational video. Mr Ashok, keep them coming!

[SmithaSeshadri]

This video should be a part of school curriculum... Very well explained !

[Anandayan]

Thanks, your videos have become a weekend routine for me and my wife, and now would like to make part my wardrobes Collection, tshirt source please.

[funsukwangdoo]

The number of views on your channel shows that we have a long way to go in India where science becomes part of day to day conversation and not something just people learn for their work or exams

[vinaywadhwa]

Perfectly explained everything about Fats through this much needed video. I have been confused about Fats from last two years since I started researching about food & nutrition for my good health. And internet is just to polarised on this topic, one so called fitness influencer & doctor claims something and other exactly opposite of it, but they always pick one extreme side like No Fat or High Fat Keto Diet; only Saturated Fat No Refined & Seed Oils or Vegetable Oils. I concluded that truth lies somewhere in between like everything else in the world, but never found what exactly is that in between. Through this video of yours I now know the truth with real facts. Thanks Sir.

[streetryder]

Just pure knowledge and curated in a way that no other youtube can do. Thanks for spreading such crucial information in an interesting way.

[anandnott]

I love your explanations. Clear and precise.

[vaibhavbansal]

Thank you Krish for creating such well researched, easy paced, non provocative, and myth busting videos. I hope more people come across such content.

[anujakumar]

Your way of explaining good information is outstanding! The examples, the fun facts and visuals - you are the best science teacher!! Thanks so much for putting this valuable information together! 🙏🙏

[v_srikanth]

I'm so glad to stumble upon your channel. Your explanation is simple and effective. Thoroughly enjoyed the video. Excellent work Ashok! 🤩

[trrajahamsam]

Hi Krish,
One month ago I remember putting out a request, for a video on this very exact topic, as a comment to your ‘science of flavour’ video here on YouTube.
This is speculation, but I almost want to believe that this is a response to that request of mine. I really want to thank for making this. Looking forward to the follow up on cholesterol topic as well.
Thanks again!

[Kalyani-yt]

Such a useful as always. Pl do one on triglycerides cholesterol and their connection to heart health 🙏

[Vivek_____]

He should be a global YouTuber with millions of followers. Superb video.

[viprock]

Wow.. so well explained and so greatly summarised.

Watching your videos has helped me improve my relationship with the food I eat!

[adhipmitra]

As a physician I can only applaud your excellent flawless presentation.

[sundarramalingam]

A thoroughly researched informative video and an absolute delight to watch... The icing on the cake was the conclusion... "life is pockets of order, protected by fats, in a universe of chaos"... poetic yet true.

[SureshKumar-incs]

Love ❤❤❤ Absolutely fortunate to watch you on You Tube 😮
65 years old and Tamil…
Love you, keep doing what you’re doing.
Millions are benefiting…It’s all so relevant for one’s well being 🎉