You may have heard that eating fat makes you fat, contributes to heart disease, and leads to diabetes. You may have heard that saturated fat is bad but vegetable oils are good.
The truth is that the right fats can help you reach your health goals.
Here are some fat facts:
- Sugar makes you fat; fats don’t.
- Sugar is less complex than dietary fat.
- Low-fat diets tend to be high-sugar diets; not good for the heart.
- Saturated fat is not the enemy.
- Some fats are unhealthy, like trans fat and inflammatory vegetable oils.
- Everyone can use more omega-3s.
- Eating fat can make you lean.
- Good fats can help you heal.
- Your brain is about 60% fat.
- Your body lets you know you’re not getting enough quality fat with hard earwax, dry skin, brittle nails, stiff joints, and bumps on your arms or torso.
Mark Hyman, MD, believes that we all deserve a life of vitality—and that we have the potential to create it for ourselves. That’s why he is dedicated to tackling the root causes of chronic disease by harnessing the power of Functional Medicine to transform healthcare. He is a practicing family physician, a nine-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in his field. He is the Director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine. He is also the founder and medical director of The UltraWellness Center, chairman of the board of the Institute for Functional Medicine, a medical editor of Huffington Post, and has been a regular medical contributor on many television shows including CBS This Morning, Today Show, CNN, The View, the Katie Couric Show and The Dr. Oz Show.