Not All Fats Are Created Equal #shorts

It's not the high fat diet that causes abnormal cholesterol. It's the high sugar diet we eat, which is about 60% of our calories or more starch and sugar. 152 pounds of sugar and 133 pounds of flour per person per year. That's a lot. It's almost a pound a day. And that causes a really abnormal type of cholesterol. The type of fat you eat is also important. So olive oil, avocados, nuts and seeds, those are all great for your heart. And in one study they did in Europe, one group, they gave them olive oil and told them to drink a liter a week. Another group, they gave them about a 30 grams or a big handful of nuts every day and they said, eat that. They compared that to the low fat group and then people in the olive oil nut group, far less heart attacks and heart cardiac issues. And it was as good as taking any of the best cholesterol drugs. What they found was that it's not that fat itself, it's the type of fat. Saturated fat can be neutral or for some, maybe bad trans fats, hydrogenated fats, processed fats, refined oils, those are not great. But avocados, nuts and seeds, not going to cause a problem.