About Low Fat Cooking: Is It Time to Ditch Low Fat DIets Once and for All?

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Low Fat Cooking Low Fat Cooking Low Fat Living Easy Recipes Seasonal Recipes From Fiona Haynes, your Guide to Low Fat Cooking Is fat back? I think we know the answer to this. It is. Up to a point. But that doesn't mean you should ditch a way of eating that may be working perfectly well for you. No gallbladder, or gallbladder disease? Fatty liver disease? You have to eat low fat. Does eating low fat help you, personally, manage your weight? Are you testament to Dr. Ornish's very low fat diet and have reversed the symptoms of heart disease by eating this way? Then stay on this path. But if eating low fat causes you to gorge on sugary, processed foods and leaves you feeling tired and sluggish, and if your triglycerides and LDL cholesterol are through the roof, then your whole diet needs an overhaul. If whatever you're doing helps you achieve your goals or prevents you from being sick, then you have nothing to fear from the latest headlines.   Is Fat Back? In the world of nutrition, confusion reigns. This is nothing new. Conventional wisdom swings from one thing to another, and we’re left with more questions than answers: Is fat good for you or bad for you? Search Related Topics:  dietary fat  low fat diets  diet and health Fat Fallacies There's an awful lot of misinformation about dietary fats, and just because I write about low-fat cooking doesn't mean I believe we should eliminate fat from our diet. Far from it. Search Related Topics:  low fat pasta recipes  low fat dinner recipes  Why Low Fat Doesn't Mean No Fat You might want to eat low fat in principle, but perhaps you're worried that you'll mourn the loss of certain favorite foods or that you might have to give up your favorite ethnic cuisine. The good news is you don't have to. There's no reason to ban things outright. If you love cheese, or Chinese, you can still have it—just have less of it, or choose your dish wisely. Search Related Topics:  low fat diets  healthy eating  diet and health 10 Ways to Kickstart a Low-Fat Diet Low fat? but that's so yesterday. Well, not necessarily. Eating low fat remains a perfectly good dietary choice so long as we understand that replacing fat with nutritionally empty carbs is not going to help you reach your weight-loss goals or make you healthier. If eating low fat is your chosen path, here's how to get started. Search Related Topics:  low fat diets  low fat recipes  healthy eating Related Searches Low Fat Diet Foods Easy Low Fat Recipes Fat Loss Diet Plan Eat Healthy Recipes Protein Diet Recipes Featured Articles Holiday and Seasonal Recipes Low Fat Meal Planning and Shopping Cookbooks, Tools and Resources Health, Fitness and Low Fat Living 30 Ways to Trim Fat at Mealtimes What You Need to Know About Omega 3s   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Fiona Haynes Low Fat Cooking Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Low Fat Cooking newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads Good Fats, Bad Fats 20 Ways to Cut Fat in Cooking The Low Fat Kitchen Low Fat Recipe Ideas Low Fat on a Budget   Follow me on: Advertisement