Can a High Fat Diet be Healthy?
Many health conscious people strive for a low-fat diet. But you could be missing out on many health benefits such weight loss and a strong cardiovascular system if you miss the essential fats. The no fat and low fat diet way of thinking came from the fact that so many people were – well – fat. It was logical to assume that it was because we were eating too much of it. Now we’re learning more. We now know that the harmful fats are the trans-fatty, oxidized and heat-processed fats like those found in margarine, fried foods and even grain-fed cattle. In the daily strive for health we attempted to cut out all fats only to learn we are hurting ourselves. Fortunately it is a new era and we now know which fats to not only cut out – but what we need to include in our diets for better health, free of premature aging and degenerative disease. These good fats are called the Essential Fatty Acids. They fall into two categories of Omega 3’s and Omega 6’s. Both types of fats are essential and it is
