Fats: Why Healthy Dietary Fat Is Crucial

High-Quality Fat Is One of the Most Important Nutrients for You

Conventional physicians, nutritionists, and public health experts have long claimed that dietary fat promotes heart disease and obesity. This deception caused people to follow conventional low-fat, high-carb diets, which ruined the health of millions. Today, the general guideline for dietary fat intake is that it should only be 10 percent of your overall diet.

I believe that this is one of the most destructive health recommendations that have pervaded the U.S. food system, because you need at least 50 to 75 percent of your daily calorie intake in the form of healthy fats. This is one of the basic principles that I have incorporated in my Nutritional Plan.

So what is good fat and how can you distinguish it from unhealthy ones? We’ll discuss this more in detail as you go along this program.

Saturated fats from animal and vegetable sources are an important component of this program, as they provide you with a number of important health benefits and help in the proper functioning of your:

• Immune system 
• Liver
• Cell membranes 
• Bones
• Heart 
• Hormones
• Lungs 
• Genetic regulation

Saturated fats also promote satiety, reducing your hunger pangs so you avoid binge eating and unhealthy food cravings. By following this high-fat, low-carb diet, you will be able to optimize your weight and avoid virtually all chronic degenerative diseases.

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Saturated and monounsaturated fats from high-quality sources can actually bring you whole-body benefits. However, if there’s a type of fat that you need to avoid as much as possible, it should be trans fats.

You should strive to eliminate all trans fats from your diet. Trans fats play a role in promoting inflammation in your body, a benchmark of various chronic diseases, and interfere with basic cell membrane function.

Fred Kummerow, Ph.D. started his research on trans fats’ dangers on humans in 1957. He noticed a rising pattern of deaths because of heart disease, and after carefully analyzing various samples and data, he noted that consumption of foods rich in trans fats greatly contributed to blood clots, leading to many deaths. By eating trans fats, you significantly raise your risk of a whole host of diseases, including heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease.

I interviewed Kummerow in June 2015, and we discussed his journey in discovering the negative effects of trans fats, which culminated in a lawsuit against the FDA. He won this case, and now trans fats cannot be used in food items in the U.S. unless authorized by the agency. 

Source: https://www.mercola.com/nutritionplan/beginner_fats.htm

Read More - Dr Joseph Mercola Nutrition Plan series:

Nutrition Program (Introduction) - Dr Mercola (Part 1)

Carbohydrates: Ideal Carb Intake and Best Healthy Carb Choices 2024 (Part 2)

Proteins: Recommended Intake and Sources 2024 (Part 3)

Supplements: The Top Picks and Ideal Complement for Your Healthy Diet (Part 5)

Beverage: Healthy Drinks to Add to Your Diet 2024 (Part 6)

Lifestyle: Your Every Day Lifestyle Habits Are Essential to This Plan (Part 7)