Don't eat that steak! Have an avocado!
May 14, 2010 8:01 AM Subscribe
This study does not advocate eating deadly saturated fats, but it does support eating unsaturated fats. A meat industry lobbying group called The Weston A Price Foundation has been spreading the idea that saturated fat is harmless. The trouble is, the study they reference doesn't say anything like that.
The study actually says that we should cut intake of saturated fat, and replace that saturated fat with unsaturated fat. Don't eat that steak! Have an avocado! The authors state very clearly that unsaturated fats (the kind in avocados and nuts) can reduce your bad cholesterol (LDL) and raise your good cholesterol (HDL). Carbohydrate does not have that benefit.
Reduce your saturated fat intake, but please DO eat lots of healthy, unsaturated fats sourced from plants like nuts, olives, and avocados. You CAN eat lots of unsaturated fat, eat very little saturated fat, be a heavy person, and still be very healthy. Just look at the Mediterranean diet.
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