Schwarzbein and fats

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HI Everyone,

Thanks to Mike in the previous post I checked out Dr. Schwarzbein's

web site. In among the FAQ's section there was this one:

" 8. Don't I have to limit saturated fats?

Saturated fats can be a part of a healthy diet and should be included

with monounsaturated fats. Remember we are not promoting excessive

fat but rather a balance of carbohydrate, protein and fat. People

that are trying to achieve weight loss should include more

monounsaturated fats than saturated fats. "

At least she does include saturated fats in the same sentence with

the words " healthy diet " . It's the part about eating more

monounsaturated fats that sort of stopped me in my tracks. I know I

eat more saturated fats than monounsaturated fats. A lot more! Do

you? I don't have a weight problem.

Where are all these monounsaturated fats she is talking about

supposed to come from? Olive oil is my main oil and I use that very

moderately. Sally said middle aged women(that would certainly be me)

can gain weight on olive oil. Other than a teeny amount of ground

flax seed, and of cousre the oils in the vegetables I eat, that is

all the monounsaturates I take. Do you think Dr. S is off base with

this reply? Maybe she hasn't read Dr. Price's research.

Be Well,

Sheila