Tag: saturated fats

High fat foods such as cheese, butter and whole milk are good for us according to the latest research.

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High-fat foods such as cheese, butter, and whole milk are good for us according to the latest research. In the 1980’s we were all told to eat low-fat foods due to cholesterol and health concerns.  This resulted in the food industry loading up the foods with sugar and fillers to make them taste good, while many American’s became less healthy and some developed diabetes. If you love butter, cheese, and whole milk instead of the lower fat equivalents, there is great news.  These foods are not only good for us but should be part of a healthy diet. Years ago, Read More »

I’ll have butter with that please; why it’s now ok to enjoy saturated fats, healthier even.

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I’ll have butter with that please; why it’s now ok to enjoy saturated fats, healthier even. For many years, low fat this and that was the advice we got from diet guru’s and even from the government.   The result was a rush of companies who had products that were full of sugar, which replaced the fats in our diets. The current research, according to the NY Times suggests that butter as well as other saturated fats are good for us, and should be part of a healthy diet.   The information we now have also suggests that reducing simple carbohydrates in Read More »

Saturated fats are good for you says a new book; what you need to know.

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Saturated fats are good for you says a new book; what you need to know. A number of years ago, foods with fat, any type of fat were supposed to be bad for us.  We were told to stay away from butter, and many types of fats, yet this really did not make us healthier but did have us eating foods that shunned fat and instead were filled with all sorts of sugars and fillers to make up for the texture we craved. Dietary trends change all the time, and the non fat era has thankfully passed. As I tell Read More »