Is saturated fat healthy
In Woody Allen’s movie Sleeper, the main character is a health food store owner who is cryogenically frozen for 200 years. When he is unfrozen, scientists in the future declare that deep fat and steaks are known to be healthy. The movie character doesn’t have to wait 200 years to hear scientists say saturated fats are good and can be beneficial for you. Multiple recent research studies have shown that negative opinions about saturated fat could be unfounded. The American Heart Association, the National Institute of Health and the Mayo Clinic currently recommend limiting or avoiding foods high in saturated fatty acids. They believe that monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats are the best option for health. The National Institute of Health and the Mayo Clinic also recommend that mothers breastfeed their babies because the benefits of breastfeeding are well established. But breast milk is about 50% saturated fat. How could women produce such an unhealthy sustenance, if high saturated fa
