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Article: Separating fat from fiction - fat is no foe
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- Washington Jewish Week
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- April 6, 2006
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Saturated fat is the Rodney Dangerfield of the fat world. Not only do saturated fats not get any respect, they've been maligned by the health community for decades.
The Food and Drug Administration put one type of saturated fat-trans fat - front and center earlier this year by requiring that packaged foods carry the amount of these manmade partially or fully hydrogenated oils on their labels. While this practice has brought to light that trans fats are bad for your health, it also left consumers believing there was no room for any saturated fat on their plates.
Veronica Atkins begs to differ.
"The truth is, not all saturated fats are created equal - you can't just lump them together," says ...