Saturated Fats - Friend or Foe?

All of my clients have grown up with an ingrained fear of saturated fat and especially cholesterol as the wrongful culprits of heart disease.

Refined carbs, sugar, and trans fats found in processed foods are the real enemy—not the saturated fats found in foods such as butter, lard, or eggs.

Butter, especially raw butter from grass-fed cows, is rich in beneficial nutrients including vitamins, trace minerals, CLA, and beneficial fats.

A recent review found no basis for guidelines that recommend increased consumption of polyunsaturated fats to lower your cardiac risk, calling into question all of the standard nutritional guidelines related to heart health.

Consumption of trans fat radically increased in the mid-1950s. Rates of sudden death from heart disease have faithfully risen right along with trans fat consumption.

Dominick Hussey

Osteopath and Functional Medicine Practitioner

Osteopathy and Functional Medicine

Ottawa Health Wellness Centre