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Fat is sooo good and science can't do a dang thing about it
Popular Science ^ | 01/19/2018 | By Rachel Feltman

Posted on 01/25/2018 2:39:19 PM PST by Red Badger

Edited on 01/25/2018 2:45:57 PM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

Every January, fat's in the crosshairs of health columnists, fitness magazines, and desperate Americans. This year, PopSci looks at the macronutrient beyond its most negative associations. What

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TOPICS: Agriculture; Business/Economy; Food; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: diet; fat; food; transfats
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1 posted on 01/25/2018 2:39:20 PM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

All fats are not good/ Or bad.


2 posted on 01/25/2018 2:40:23 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Too much of anything can be bad............everything in moderation....................


3 posted on 01/25/2018 2:46:08 PM PST by Red Badger (Wanna surprise? Google your own name. Wanna have fun? Google your friends names......)
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To: Red Badger

This thread is useless without pictures...

...of bacon.


4 posted on 01/25/2018 2:46:40 PM PST by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: Red Badger

Including moderation


5 posted on 01/25/2018 2:47:30 PM PST by john316 (JOSHUA 24:15 ...choose you this day whom ye will serve...)
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To: john316

Moderately...................


6 posted on 01/25/2018 2:48:36 PM PST by Red Badger (Wanna surprise? Google your own name. Wanna have fun? Google your friends names......)
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To: Red Badger

Animal fat is what makes meat taste good. Why do you think they wrap lean cuts of meat such as filet mignon with bacon, or serve it with garlic butter?


7 posted on 01/25/2018 2:52:05 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Democrats call Americans "Deplorables" and illegal aliens "Dreamers".)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Exactly.

A little fat never hurts.......................


8 posted on 01/25/2018 2:52:56 PM PST by Red Badger (Wanna surprise? Google your own name. Wanna have fun? Google your friends names......)
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9 posted on 01/25/2018 2:53:44 PM PST by Red Badger (Wanna surprise? Google your own name. Wanna have fun? Google your friends names......)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Fat is the flavor delivery system.


10 posted on 01/25/2018 2:54:16 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of he Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Red Badger

Fat is nature’s way of saying “I wish you’d move around far more.”


11 posted on 01/25/2018 2:54:56 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: Red Badger

My doc advised I eat a LOT of olive oil!


12 posted on 01/25/2018 2:55:02 PM PST by LYDIAONTARIO
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To: Red Badger

Big hucking schwarma!


13 posted on 01/25/2018 2:55:11 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of he Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Red Badger
Humans need a certain amount of fat. Babies and children need a lot more than adults— it is crucial for brain development. The reason so many from sh*t-hole countries are dull witted at best is that they didnt have any fat in their impoverished diets when they were growing and developing.
14 posted on 01/25/2018 2:57:10 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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Exactly! Fat is brain food!!!!


15 posted on 01/25/2018 2:59:28 PM PST by Revolutionary ("Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!")
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Fat does not make you fat.

Carbs do!


16 posted on 01/25/2018 3:01:41 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of he Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Red Badger

Fat equals testosterone. That’s why libs hate it.


17 posted on 01/25/2018 3:06:42 PM PST by ebshumidors
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To: mylife

Keto diet:
60% fat
Almost 0% carbs.

Always been better to have a higher fat diet. The agro business got the health dep. to change the food triangle back in the 70’s. Instant result..country started getting fat.
Rocket science it ain’t.
Rocket scientist I am.


18 posted on 01/25/2018 3:09:10 PM PST by calljack (Sometimes your worst nightmare is just a start.)
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I know someone who has lost over 60 lbs on that diet.


19 posted on 01/25/2018 3:11:04 PM PST by hsmomx3
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We need fats for health in our diet b/c some nutrients in foods are only usable dissolved in fats.


20 posted on 01/25/2018 3:11:14 PM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 Trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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