Fri, May-19-06, 07:51
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Plan: Paleoish/Keto
Stats: 225/167/175
BF:18%
Progress: 116%
Location: Longmont, Colorado
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Originally Posted by LOOPS
Well that's what I thought until I read this:
http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnu...indmiracle.html
It says there's 2,800 IUs vitamin D in 100g of lard. That's a lot.
I notice if I eat a lot of rendered lard I get very energized - I thought this was just due to eating lots of animal fat, but now I'm wondering if it is due to the vitamin D content.
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Interesting that, when I check the USDA database, it shows the amounts listed here for Cod Leiver Oil and Atlantic Herring (pickled), but the Lard entry does not list a vitamin D amount.
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USDA databases compiled in the 1980s list the following foods as rich in vitamin D. The amounts given are for 100 grams or about 3 1/2 ounces. These figures demonstrate the difficulty in obtaining 4,000 IU vitamin D per day from ordinary foods in the American diet. Three servings of herring, oysters, catfish, mackerel or sardines plus generous amounts of butter, egg yolk, lard or bacon fat and 2 teaspoons cod liver oil (500 iu per teaspoon) yield about 4,000 IU vitamin D—a very rich diet indeed!
Cod Liver Oil 10,000
Lard (Pork Fat) 2,800
Atlantic Herring (Pickled) 680
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