Published March 1, 2014
The Forbidden Fat You Should Be Eating
Dietary fats are greatly misunderstood. Most people don’t know which are healthful and which are harmful. Some people shun or limit all of them, while others make fatty foods the focus of their diet. Of all the fats, saturated fats may be among the most misunderstood of all. They’re found in red and processed meats, dairy, and eggs. For decades we’ve been warned that eating them would lead to heart disease. That’s when many people switched from eating butter (saturated) to using vegetable oils and margarines (polyunsaturated).