Healthy Eating Tips

Eat Saturated Fat For Good Health

For those of you who think eating low carb is a litttle edgey, I’m gonna take you one step further. It’s now time to open your mind to the fact that saturated fat IS NOT evil lurking in animal sources if food. I’m talking about the saturated fat from natural animal and fruit products. Trans fats, hydrogenated oils, other commercially man-made fats and sugars are deadly. 
Saturated fat just like other natural fats makes its own positive contributions to health. Specifically saturated fats help support your immune system, gut, bones, liver, heart and risk factors for heart disease. If you want to understand fats visit: http://www.health-report.co.uk/saturated_fats_health_benefits.htm, you will be amazed at the  information provided and at the lack of information provided by health and governmental agenices who are supposed to guide us on healthy eating .
Quite simply, you need fat to absorb fat soluble vitamins and minerals:
Vitamins: A,D,E,K
Minerals: iron, magnesium, calcium, zinc
Foods that naturally contain saturated fat like red meat, butter, coconut also contain these vitamins and minerals.
Only consuming plant based fats is a mistake and can even lead to heart disease.  Read the article at Natural News where Professor J. Bruce German, Ph.D., at the University of California at Davis says, “Assuming that saturated fat at any intake level is harmful is an over-simplification and not supported by scientific evidence”, http://www.naturalnews.com/029930_saturated_fat_health.htm.
Men’s Health Magazine  is always up on the latest, here’s what they have to say, http://www.menshealth.com/men/nutrition/food-for-fitness/saturated-fat/article/4eeddfd87d4a5110vgnvcm10000013281eac, http://www.menshealth.com/men/health/heart-disease/saturated-fat/article/a03ddd2eaab85110vgnvcm10000013281eac, http://www.menshealth.com/men/nutrition/food-for-fitness/saturated-fat/article/b675909829731110vgnvcm10000013281eac
So think twice before giving into “conventional wisdom” and eliminating all saturated fats from your diet. Eat small amounts of a variety of foods to get the variety of nutrients you need. Eating saturated fat can be good for your health.

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Valerie Goldstein

Valerie raises the bar for health and nutrition know how with unconventional expertise and unconditional support for wellness.