http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/06/16/the-skinny-on-fat/ the gay community's news source Wed, 22 May 2013 14:50:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/06/16/the-skinny-on-fat/#comment-25183 Alan Watson Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:13:56 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=24994#comment-25183 Lumping natural saturated fats with industrial trans fats is a blunder. According to lipid biochemist Dr. Mary Enig, saturated fats and trans fats have completely different effects in the body. This article is providing out of date and misleading information. In particular, it is well known that excess linoleic acid in highly processed vegetable oils is a leading cause of chronic inflammatory diseases. Humans have eaten butter for thousands of years; margarine for less than a 100. Saturated means stable – nothing else. Thew best fats for cooking are the more stable saturated and monounsaturated fats we have eaten for centuries: beef tallow, butter, coconut, lard, palm, olive, and sesame (all are combinations of saturated and unsaturated fat).

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