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Title: Go Ahead and Enjoy Eating Fat: It's Better than Carbs
Post by: News on September 03, 2014, 08:35:51 AM
Go Ahead and Enjoy Eating Fat: It's Better than Carbs, Major New Study Says

Seems that saturated fat may even be good for you.

September 2, 2014

Load up on butter, and throw away your calorie counter. A major new study has reversed the commonly accepted, decades-long nutritional wisdom that fat is bad for you—even the dreaded saturated fat. "People who avoid  carbohydrates and eat more fat, even  saturated fat, lose more body fat and have fewer cardiovascular risks than people who follow the low-fat diet that health authorities have favored for decades," the New York Times reported today.

Full Article:
http://www.alternet.org/food/go-ahead-and-enjoy-eating-fat-its-way-better-carbs-major-new-study-says (http://www.alternet.org/food/go-ahead-and-enjoy-eating-fat-its-way-better-carbs-major-new-study-says)