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Good fats, bad fats
Which ones are good for you?
By Culinate staff
July 29, 2009
An Ode reprint on AlterNet recently discussed which fats you should eat. Despite the low-fat mantra the health establishment has been repeating for years, writes Janet Paskin, “a high-fat diet won’t necessarily make us sick or fat; a low-fat diet may not make us healthy or slim.” In other words, real fats (think butter) in small amounts are better than fake fats (think margarine) in large amounts.
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