Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Nutrition Myth of the Day: Does Saturated Fat fight Inflammation?

The answer is no. Not surprising. Healthy fats are still unsaturated fats, like those found in vegetable oils (but NOT palm or coconut oil, which are loaded with saturated fat), and fish oils.

Read more here.

And cook with more heart healthy vegetable oils (0live, canola, etc) when you can. They are known to raise HDL levels in blood- the healthy fats that are protective against heart disease.

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