My attention turns to this article from ScienceDaily as I am astounded by shear disbelief that people are still searching for low-fat versions of foods; believing they are healthier than their real whole food counterparts.

“Our goal is to keep the fat in the food, but stop it from being digested by surrounding it with layers of dietary fiber,” says Julian McClements, UMass Amherst professor of food science. “Foods produced with these encapsulated fats should have the same qualities as conventional high-fat foods.” The research team includes McClements and UMass Amherst food science professors Eric Decker and Yeonhwa Park.

As I've mentioned in the past here and here, fat is very good for us. A diet rich in fat from whole food sources such as meat, fish, nuts, and dairy will nourish your body with the nutrients it needs to support life. Fat keeps you anabolic (in a state of muscle repair and maintenance), lubricates your organs and joints, helps you to obtain healthy blood lipid and glucose levels, and keeps you satiated; rather than hungry, deprived, weak, and searching for more junk food.

Here is another great article from Modern Forager on the same subject.

I can only shake my head. Notice first that the headline has managed to work in two “good” things - “low calorie” and “low fat” - equating the two rather well. I’m sure I don’t have to make mention that eating low fat foods doesn’t always mean something is healthful, but I will anyway. Is a low fat Twinkie a good thing to eat? Take a look at the tantalizing picture in the article. Does that look like something you should be eating, low fat or not? The problem with the low fat nonsense is that people have equated “fat” with “bad” and figure if it doesn’t have fat, it must not be bad. Of course, anyone following a natural diet understands that low fat foods are as undesirable as so many low carb foods that appeared a half-decade ago. Real health will never come in a package.

Now, I am not saying to eat a lot of fat, just not to be afraid of it. Incorporating a few low fat foods into your meals can be beneficial to those who need to cut calories, just remember that fat-free is not a good choice. I also recommend introducing fish oil to your supplementation plan.