Fats, Oils, Essential Fatty Acids, Antioxidants, and Fibre

FATS & OILS

We have been misled about what are healthy fats and how to use (and store) them. Saturated fats are not such baddies after all – in fact some are much better for you than other fats. It is hydrogenated fats and oils, and trans fats, that are the real problem. These often come from the polyunsaturated fats they told us were good for us, either during the processing of them (such as in making margarine), or during later methods of using them (such as using the wrong oils for cooking at very high temperatures).

Polyunsaturated fats …read more