Isn reducing fat intake a good thing?
The easy answer is yes. It is recommended that Americans reduce our fat intake because, as a population, we eat an excessive amount of it. There are good fats and they still play an important part in our diet. Our body, through millions of years of evolution, is designed to store fat as an energy reserve. The abundance of fat combined with what our biology does well has increased the rate of obesity. Fat should be used sparingly but not eliminated altogether. The USDA recommends that 25%-30% of your calories come from fat. Do not confuse calories with portion size.
