For decades now, ever since people started talking about cholesterol and heart disease, there has been a combination of concern and confusion over the topic of dietary fats. So let me see if I can unconfuse things. First, let me start with some basic definitions.
Triglycerides, Cholesterol, &c
While people tend to throw around the term dietary fat somewhat loosely, the fact is that not all of the dietary fat that we consume on a daily basis is the same. Here I’m not talking about saturated versus unsaturated fats. Rather, I’m referring to the different distinct chemical types of lipids (just another word for fats).… Keep Reading