In a healthy diet, all foods are acceptable within a moderate range. Today, however, Americans consume too much salt, fat—especially solid fat, added sugar, and refined grain. We readily acquire tastes for salty, fatty, and/or sweet foods. In moderation that’s not a problem, but excess may cause weight problems or compromise health. Americans consume an [...]
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Too Much of a Good Thing
Posted in NUTRIENTS & NUTRITION, tagged diet, Fatty acid, health, Low-density lipoprotein, Monounsaturated fat, Polyunsaturated fat on April 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »