Essential Guide to Fat
Are you afraid of fat? Don’t be. In addition to making food taste good, fat plays an important role in a healthy, balanced diet. Here we cover the basics about fat and how it affects health...
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Fat and Its Complicated History
Anyone who’s been around long enough remembers the days when eating fat — any kind — was bad, period. It all started when Ancel Keys published a now famous study out of the University of...
19 Sources of Healthy Fats You Should Be Eating
Most people have been trained to choose low-fat foods over high-fat foods. Fat has always been positioned as a dietary enemy, so it’s no wonder it can get totally confusing when doctors and...
A Beginner’s Guide to Fat
Are you (still) afraid of fat? Don’t be. For decades, we’ve been advised to steer clear from fat because it was thought to cause weight gain. Luckily, the nutrition world is waking up and...
Should You Log Supplements? | Ask the Dietitian
Do you take dietary supplements? If you use MyFitnessPal to track nutrition, you may wonder whether you should even bother to log any dietary supplements you take. The answer depends on what...