Do Humans Need Added Fat?
Humans are frugivores by design and should consume fruit, green leaves, shoots and other plants. Added fat is not required by the human body in order to store body fat. Fruits and all other natural foods have sufficient fat to meet the need for essential fatty acids needed by the body. Concentrated fat, like oils extracted from seeds, is not desirable. Consuming fat in the form of oil slows down digestion. It also results in health problems such as diabetes, Candida, chronic fatigue, low energy, hypoglycemia and others. Too much fat, even from natural, raw foods will cause health problems. The only alternative to fat is fruit. There are two main types of food that provide the energy, in calories, that we need: fruit or fat. Vegetables simply have so few calories that a person would never be able to eat enough to survive. Most progressive health experts with years of experience promote the same fat requirements year and year, recommending a fat intake of about 15% OR LESS. The primates
