Don’t Fear Fat: A Complete Guide to Fats

When the first-ever set of U.S. Dietary Guidelines was introduced in the late 70s, fat was the biggest villain.

Why we are afraid of fats?

– Nonfat salad dressing – Baked potato chips – Low-fat sweetened milk and yogurt

In the mid-1990s, a flood of low-fat products entered the food market including:

Instead of fat, we were told to consume more carbs. Indeed, carbohydrates were positioned as the building blocks of a healthy diet.

The era of carbs.

The truth is that eating fat does not makes us fat. It's all about the quality and quantity of the foods that we're eating that will make us gain weight.

The truth of the matter is...

Fundamentally, we need to eat fat so our bodies can carry out basic processes

SUMMARY

So, it's time to consider fat as an essential part of our diet and not something to avoid. Give attention to eating healthy fats, in moderation obviously, and limiting the bad fats.