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Good-for-you fat?  Yes!  Unsaturated fats aren’t the diet “bad guys” but are important for your health.  Today we’re looking at Omega 3s.  This type of fat reduces your risk of heart disease and stroke.  It also helps reduce symptoms of hypertension, depression, attention deficit disorder, joint pain, and other rheumatoid problems, as well as some…

Are all fats evil?  Not all!  Some are even essential for your health.  We talked about how saturated fats have a high melting point and tend to clump together, which is a cause for concern when it happens in your arteries.  Your body trying to use saturated fats is sort of like trying to dance…

So, do you really want to dance with Herman Munster?  Probably not. We talked in yesterday’s blog about fats — and the way saturated fats are stable and don’t move or interact easily.  Making our bodies use saturated fats is a little like trying to dance with a cumbersome partner.  Think Herman Munster. But saturated…

Fats — the good, the bad, and the ugly. There are some fats that are good for you. Some are even essential, which means that you can’t live without them and they have to come from your diet since your body can’t make them. The difference is in the structure of the fats.  Here is…
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