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The following nutrient-rich traditional fats have nourished healthy population groups for thousands of years:

• Butter
• Beef and lamb tallow
• Lard
• Chicken, goose and duck fat
• Coconut, palm and sesame oils
• Cold pressed olive oil
• Cold pressed flax oil
• Marine oils

The following new-fangled fats can cause cancer, heart disease, immune system dysfunction, sterility, learning disabilities, growth problems and osteoporosis:

• All hydrogenated oils
• Soy, corn and safflower oils
• Cottonseed oil
• Canola oil
• All fats heated to very high temperatures in processing and frying

Articles

Fat Fundamentals

• The Oiling of America, Posted 01 JAN 2000
• The Skinny on Fats, Posted 01 JAN 2000
• Digestion and Absorption of Food Fats, Posted 25 SEP 2004
• The Importance of Saturated Fats for Biological Functions, Posted 08 JUL 2004
• Fats and Oils and Their Impact on Health, Posted 14 JAN 2004
• Fats and Oils FAQs, Posted 28 FEB 2007

Saturated Fats & Cholesterol

• Cholesterol: Friend or Foe?, Posted 04 MAY 2008
• Saturated Fat Attack, Posted 18 DEC 2006
• More Good News on Coconut Oil, Posted 18 DEC 2006
• The Latest Studies on Coconut Oil, Posted 24 AUG 2006
• Do Saturated Fats and Trans Fats Cause Type-2 Diabetes?, Posted 16 JUL 2006
• An Example of Junk Science, Posted 28 JUN 2006
• The Importance of Saturated Fats for Biological Functions, Posted 08 JUL 2004
• The Benefits of High Cholesterol, Posted 24 JUN 2004
• Cholesterol and Heart Disease-- A Phony Issue, Posted 30 JUN 2001
• Saturated Fats and the Kidneys, Posted 30 SEP 2000
• Saturated Fats and the Lungs, Posted 30 JUN 2000
• A New Look at Coconut Oil, Posted 01 JAN 2000

Trans Fats

• VIDEO: Mary Enig talks about Trans Fats on Karen Allyn's show Forward Motion (hosted on Google Video), link posted 08 AUG 2007
• Do Saturated Fats and Trans Fats Cause Type-2 Diabetes?, Posted 16 JUL 2006
• Trans Fatty Acids are not Formed By Heating Vegetable Oils, Posted 24 FEB 2004
• The Tragic Legacy of CSPI, Posted 06 DEC 2003
• The Rise and Fall of Crisco, Posted 01 SEP 2001
• Trans Fat Labeling, Posted 30 MAR 2000

Lowfat Diets

• Lowfat Capitalism, Posted 30 APR 2003
• Lowfat Diets, Posted 31 DEC 2001

Fatty Acids

• Brian Peskin and Essential Fatty Acids, Posted 14 FEB 2008
• A Reply to Ray Peat on Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency, Posted 03 AUG 2005
• Gamma-Linolenic Acid, Posted 06 MAY 2005
• Mono- and Di-Glycerides, Posted 30 DEC 2004
• Flaxseed & Oil for Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Posted 11 AUG 2002
• Fatty Acid Requirements for Women, Posted 31 DEC 2000
• Tripping Lightly Down the Prostaglandin Pathways, Posted 01 JAN 2000

Miscellaneous

• Interesterification, Posted 15 FEB 2008
• Vitamin A for Fetal Development, Posted 12 NOV 2005
• Milk Homogenization and Heart Disease, Posted 13 DEC 2003
• William Banting: Father of the Low-Carb Diet, Posted 30 APR 2003
• The Great Con-ola, Posted 28 JUL 2002
• Why the Current US Dietary Guidelines Are Making Americans Fat, Posted 30 MAR 2002
• Problems with the USDA's Dietary Recommendations for Children, Posted 31 JUL 2001

Also of Interest

• Translations
  • Cholesterol og Hjerte Sygdom - EN Foretage en opringning Oplag (Danish)
• Matières grasses, cholestérol, troubles cardiovasculaires et maladies dégénératives (French)
• Le "French Paradox" (French)
• Comment on a "huilé" l'Amérique, 2 partie (French)
• Quel avenir pour le trans? (French)
• Les graisses qui amaigrissent (French)
• Die Wahrheit über gesättigte Fette (German)
• 食品脂肪の消化と吸収 (Japanese)
• ローカーボ（低炭水化物）ダイエットの生みの親　ウィリアム・バンティング (Japanese)
• 飽和脂肪と肺 (Japanese)
• 脂肪と油の健康影響 (Japanese)
• コレステロール＝心臓病というまやかし (Japanese)
• ガンマリノレン酸 (Japanese)
• Digestión y absorción de alimentos grasos (Spanish)

 

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