Fat has shouldered most of the blame for weight gain in the last 25 or so years. We have been so conditioned to hearing of the dangers of too much fat in our food that we ran when we saw more than a couple of grams of fat on our food labels.
This mentality caused people to over-indulge in refined grains and sugars and people became fatter than ever.
The question is: Is fat dangerous to your health?
The fact is, your great-great-grandparents slathered their food with real butter and they never ate a “fat-free” anything in their entire lives and yet the incidences of obesity and heart disease were much lower in their day.
So is all fat as dangerous as it is made out to be?
The addition of HFCS and hydrogenated oils to our diets caused a sudden increase in obesity and heart disease and researchers looked for a cause in the wrong direction.
Because of this, all fats were unfairly blamed for the problems being caused by artificial trans fats in our new “more healthy diet”.
Truth is fats are vital to healthy brain function, they help slow the insulin response and facilitate proper hormonal function. Essential Fatty Acids, the type of fat found in fish (like salmon), walnuts and flax seeds are especially necessary (thus the name “essential”).
Adding these has been shown to improve or eliminate many conditions including psoriasis, depression, addiction and mental illness just to name a few.
Fat is an important food component and should be included (in the proper amount) in each meal along with a protein, high fiber carbohydrate and a vegetable. This will prevent healthy eating habits, prevent bingeing and promote healing for the body and mind.
