Saturday, October 8, 2011

Benefits of Saturated Fats

The many health benefits of saturated fats have largely been ignored in recent decades, as scientists, health experts and health autohorities focus mainly on their supposed dangers. In the process, many people forget that saturated fats are actually necessary for health highly beneficial in many ways.

The people of Okinawa, an island in Southern Japan, are well known for their longevity and excellent health – to the extent that books have been written about the Okinawa diet. The main cooking oil used by the people of Okinawa is pork lard.

Well known for their love of good food, the French also have low rates of heart disease and other degenerative diseases compared with, say, the Americans. The French diet contains lots of saturated fats in the form of butter, cheese, cream. eggs, meats and liver, including pates.

In general, people of the Mediterranean countries consume quite large amounts of saturated fats – and enjoy good health.

Saturated fats are commonly regarded as harmful for the heart, yet the heart is probably the one organ that benefits most from saturated fats. Read more... 

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