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Not all fat is created equal.  Fatty acids are healthy and have protective functions in the human body:
- Reducing inflammation
- Heart protection
- Osteoporosis prevention

Where can you find the good fat? The best source is fish (you should have 2-3 servings a week), nuts, and beans.

Good fatty fish: mackerel, salmon, lake trout, herring, sardines, and albacore tuna

The “Eskimo paradox�

In the 1950s, researchers began scratching their heads over the low incidence of heart disease in the dietary-fat-fond Inuit population of Greenland compared with the high rates among Danish settlers who consumed a lower-fat diet. The Inuits showed low rate of coronary heart disease with their high-fat diet.

 

Source: Bell-Wilson, J.A., Phd, RD, LD, Understanding the role of omega-3 & omega-^ Fatty Acids. Idea Fitness Journal, March 2006, p. 60-65.
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(by Marcela Vanharova)