Thursday, September 1, 2011

Fats explained

This article from Mercola.com disspells myths about fat and breaks down how essential fats are to our diet, particularly saturated fat, a great source of energy which was condemned as a cause of heart disease.

Notes:
-The "bad" fats are trans fats and excessive omega 6s. Both were/are pervasive in the junk-food industry.
-While omega 3s are great, do not buy cheap fish oil because it may have contaminants like PCBs, etc. Paying more for "pharmaceutical grade" fish oil is worth it. Having said that, krill oil is now the new thing that is supposed to be better than fish oil, we'll see...

The Forbidden Food You Should Never Stop Eating by Dr. Joe Mercola
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/09/01/enjoy-saturated-fats-theyre-good-for-you.aspx?e_cid=20110901_DNL_art_1

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