We are talking FATS in this weeks installation of our 8 Weeks to REAL FOOD newsletter. Here are some tid bits:
~~Myth: Fat is BAD.
FACT: Fat is essential to our health! (oils are necessary for optimal cognitive functioning. The brain is comprised of approximately 2/3 fatty acids. The brain requires fatty acids for it to function as it should. Fatty acids are important for childhood development-particularly regarding reading abilities, spelly, auditory memory, speech and overall intelligence. )
Myth: Vegetable oil is a healthy fat
FACT: vegetable oil is an over-processed, toxic brew your body doesn’t even recognize as food! (turning a vegetable into an oil is a highly involved process of bleaching, deodorizing, and treatment with chemicals. The resulting oils are linked to free radical damage and degenerative conditions. Hydrogenated oils have the ability to cross into the brain. They adhere to receptor sites for DHA (good fat) which causes a hastening in the aging process, particularly as it relates to cognitive functioning.)
Myth: we should limit fats in our diet
FACT: our bodies run on fat and most people do not get enough (with out good fats, your body will actually feel like it’s starving and will kick into “survival mode”.. storing whatever food you do eat as body fat, as if in preparation for a famine. Fat also helps to balance blood sugar spikes that happen after consuming sugar or refined carbohydrates. )