Diabetics: Redeeming Unsaturated Fat

The most dreaded word in many dieter’s vocabulary is ‘fat’. It is
not uncommon to hear a dieter discuss their avoidance of eating fat
as if it were something thoroughly unwholesome, or even
life-threatening, like an allergen, or a contagious disease.

In one way, this impassioned hatred of fat is positive. It reflects
a generally understood medical truth that overindulging in fat-rich
foods often causes unwanted, and unhealthy, weight gain.

However, in another way, this fat-phobia is potentially dangerous,
because awareness of fat is not enough; an understanding of how fat
influences weight gain and overall health is required.
Unfortunately, those who dread and avoid all fat “as a rule” are
overlooking an important difference between saturated fat and
unsaturated fat.