When talking weight loss and nutritional health the topic of dietary fats tends to dominate conversation and take center stage. It doesn’t seem surprising when we consider that for the last decade or two we’ve been told by the food manufacturing and nutrition industries that for weight control and better health we should reduce fat intake and instead replace these calories with more carbohydrate food choices. While we’ve taken this message onboard body fat levels and obesity related illnesses of the general population have soared. Instead of seeing improvements the situation is now worse than ever before.
The news that we are now being made aware of is that adequate fat intake is in fact critical to our health, and instead of dropping it lower than low we should focus on including the right amounts. The most important point for us is to learn how to distinguish between two separate groups of fats. Those considered ‘Good Fats’ and essential for health, and those considered ‘Bad Fats’ which we can be better off without. Bad Fats (saturated and trans fats) can increase the risk for disease while Good Fats (unsaturated fats) may LOWER this risk and may also help us LOSE weight.