A recent study suggests that low fat diets may not make any difference in disease prevention for post-menopausal women. This is contrary to what had been thought for years and contrasts with results from studies done with the Pritikin Diet.
We do know there are some fats we need to eat and some fats we need to avoid. The fats we need are called essential fatty acids and are fatty acids that we cannot produce in our own bodies. We get omega 6 essential fatty acids from plant sources and omega 3 essential fatty acids from fish, seafood, and some plant sources such as canola oil and flax. Other fats like olive oil have also been shown to improve our health. The fats we don't need are saturated fats from animal sources and even worse, the trans-fats which are created for processed foods and margarine. The recent low fat diet studies show that maybe the amount of fats we eat is not as important as we thought. Perhaps the types of fat we eat make a bigger difference to our health.
Poll: Do You Follow a Type of Diet?
We do know there are some fats we need to eat and some fats we need to avoid. The fats we need are called essential fatty acids and are fatty acids that we cannot produce in our own bodies. We get omega 6 essential fatty acids from plant sources and omega 3 essential fatty acids from fish, seafood, and some plant sources such as canola oil and flax. Other fats like olive oil have also been shown to improve our health. The fats we don't need are saturated fats from animal sources and even worse, the trans-fats which are created for processed foods and margarine. The recent low fat diet studies show that maybe the amount of fats we eat is not as important as we thought. Perhaps the types of fat we eat make a bigger difference to our health.
Poll: Do You Follow a Type of Diet?
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