Big ‘FAT’ Blog Post – Part 1

Posted by Amy Kubal 

Fatt – in the minds of many it’s a four letter word (that’s why there’s the extra ‘t’…).  We’ve been told that eating too much fat will result in heart disease, obesity, diabetes, etc.  There are said to be ‘good fats’ and ‘bad fats’ – but which is which and does it really matter?  Look around the grocery store and you see low fat this and fat free that.  They even make ‘fat free’ fat – check out the margarine section and the peanut butter shelves…  With such strong anti-fat messages it’s hard not to get caught up in all the hype.  The tides are slowly turning and the message that fat is evil is being brought down piece by piece, but that leaves a lot of questions and controversy.  Is all fat good, even saturated fat?  What’s the deal with omega-3’s, and what the heck is a medium chain triglyceride?  It’s hard not to be confused!  To help end the mystery the Paleo Dietitians are going to answer some Big “Fat” questions.  This is part one of a three part “Big Fat Blog Post” series – be sure to come back next week for part two!

Question #1 – Answered by – Stephanie Greunke, RD

If saturated fat is supposed to clog your arteries when you consume it, then how exactly does it do this?  And if it doesn’t, then why has that message been so heavily hammered down our throats for the past decade?

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