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Most people seem to generally know that it’s not a great idea to be obese. Despite this fact heart attacks are still the number one cause of death in United States which is unequivocally associated with high cholesterol levels and obesity. As a general cultural response, those people who do not want to become unhealthy from the this tend to avoid and fear most fats. However, it’s wise for people to understand the difference between the obesity and disease causing fats and the longevity enhancing, healthy fats.
Generally fats fall into two categories, the unsaturated fats and the saturated fats. All unsaturated fats are fine to eat and even play critical functions in the survival of your body. In fact, one of the most critical fats is the omega three fatty acid, which is helpful for brain function, liver function and overall health/beauty. Saturated fats are responsible for most diseases, most obesity, and sluggish behavior and energy. Traditionally, unsaturated fats are found in plant and fish sources and saturated fats almost exclusively are the result of eggs, meat, and dairy products. That doesn’t mean that you’re going to instantly die from eating any kind of animal product, but it does mean that you need to heavily monitor your intake of these foods as they are in fact the culprits that seem to be killing so many millions of Americans. I found a great webmd article recently that goes into the subject with more detail.
