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The Importance of Fats in Mental Health

Name: The Importance of Fats in Mental Health
Uploaded: 2019-10-14T17:58:18+00:00
Duration: 53 s
Channel: Dr. Nicole Cain
Description: A short YouTube presentation (Dr. Nicole Cain) introducing dietary fats as essential for brain structure and function and explaining their roles in mood…

14 Oct 2019 · 1 min

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A short YouTube presentation (Dr. Nicole Cain) introducing dietary fats as essential for brain structure and function and explaining their roles in mood, memory, hormones, and multiple health conditions. The speaker emphasizes that fat is not inherently bad, notes that the brain is ~60% fat, and that cholesterol is required for making hormones like testosterone; she frames fats as relevant to inflammation, cardiovascular health, mental health (depression/anxiety), asthma, and cancer.

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When it comes to your mood, your memory and brain health, fats are one of the most important food categories to understand. It is a widespread misconception that fat is bad for your health. Did you know that your brain is made at least 60% fat? Did you know that cholesterol is needed in order for you to make hormones like testosterone? Fats play a role in inflammation, blood pressure, heart disease, depression, anxiety, asthma, cancer, and so much more. So what you eat matters. So let's dig.