Most of my clients are shocked to learn that the The Plano Program contains plenty of fat……even saturated fat like coconut oil, raw butter, and whole cage free organic eggs. It’s hard to think of fat as a nutrient because for years we have all been hearing so much about fat as a health hazard. While we fear and vilify fat, we have forgotten how essential it is to our health. Here are some real fat facts for you.

-A Harvard study of forth thousand nurses found that the 20 percent with the lowest fat intake had the highest rate of cancer.

-Eskimos had normal cholesterol levels for thousands of years on a diet containing 75% sea animal fat.

-Mediterraneans, too, are notably free of heart disease, although they consume diets containing 40% fat

-Scandanavians, the Celtic Irish, and north coast Native Americans, among others, have high genetic requirements for the fats that they have traditionally got from their original fish-based diets. Depression and alcoholism are two conditions that they suffer from now that their diets are much lower in fish and the natural fats that fish contain.

-We all need the essential fat-soluble vitamins A and E that low fat diets
jeopardize. Some of the most dramatic functions of vitamins A and E are to maintain the immune systems and our eyesight and to protect against stroke and liver disease.

-Every cell in the body is protected by a lining of fat called phospholipids(another reason why I like Krill oil vs. traditional fish oil)

-The brain is 60% fat

-Imperative for normal hormone production

The fact is, fats (or fatty acids, as they are biochemically know) play an essential role in our body’s function. Our recent high carb/low fat mania has yielded many adverse results. All fats are not created equal, we need to take a closer look at our diet to make sure we are not deficient in these vital fats