Dietary Fat is Good for You

From: Your Own Health and Fitness
Length: 58:39

Sally Fallon, executive director of the Weston A. Price Foundation discusses the science of dietary fat. Read the full description.

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Yohafnpsmall_small HOST INTRO Educating people about health is tricky because of all the "conventional wisdom" that predominates in the media, books, and people's minds. What gets out isn't the whole story. Low fat diets haven't stood the test of time but the orthodoxy has. People are still amazed to hear that eating fat doesn't increase heart disease, arterial plaques, or even obesity. With inadequate fat in their diet, people are more likely to have hormonal problems, cognitive problems, depression, lowered immunity, blood sugar problems, and food cravings. So why are people still convinced that dietary fat is wicked? Certainly the introduction of fake and damaged fats like hydrogenated oils have caused increases in all sorts of illnesses, but natural undamaged fats do not, even when you carefully comb the research. Today we are joined by two people who have done just that. Join us for a conversation about the health benefits of dietary fats.

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HOST INTRO Educating people about health is tricky because of all the "conventional wisdom" that predominates in the media, books, and people's minds. What gets out isn't the whole story. Low fat diets haven't stood the test of time but the orthodoxy has. People are still amazed to hear that eating fat doesn't increase heart disease, arterial plaques, or even obesity. With inadequate fat in their diet, people are more likely to have hormonal problems, cognitive problems, depression, lowered immunity, blood sugar problems, and food cravings. So why are people still convinced that dietary fat is wicked? Certainly the introduction of fake and damaged fats like hydrogenated oils have caused increases in all sorts of illnesses, but natural undamaged fats do not, even when you carefully comb the research. Today we are joined by two people who have done just that. Join us for a conversation about the health benefits of dietary fats.