Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Does Eating Fat make me FAT?

Decades ago, a completely wrong-headed idea started being passed around America's dinner tables: Eating fat makes you fat.

Wrong. Eating fat won’t make you fat, any more than eating money will make you rich. Calories make you fat, and most “low-fat” or “fat-free” foods actually have just as many calories as their full-fat versions, because of added sugar and chemicals. And there’s no debate on this one: Since we made “cut down on fat” our favorite food craze roughly 30 years ago, the U.S. obesity rate has doubled. Among children, it has tripled. That’s a failed food policy if ever there was one. Source- FitBie.com

WE see so many products now that are "Fat Free", "Low Fat", or "Reduced Fat", well some have taken these to mean that it's OK to maybe eat a few more beacuse "well it's Fat Free!"  Instead of make us healthier these are makeing more people gain weight and they just can't understand WHY??
We have to be fully aware of what goes into our mouth. This is why keeping a food journal comes in handy. It makes us see the complete picture. And yes even I have been blinded and astonished at how much I've eaten in a day.
Healthy Eating to YOU!

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