Take time to read the labels on the foods you are about to eat or buy. See how many grams of fat each food has and add it up for the day. You'll be amazed at how quickly the grams of fat add up. Oils, derived from vegetables, are usually unsaturated fats and are liquid at room temperature. Animal fats are saturated fats and are solid at room temperature.
Fats are one of the biggest killers of the American people and contribute to many fatal diseases.
Yes, we do need some fat in our body, but most foods contain fat. Its the excessive amounts were consuming in the refined foods that can add up so fast and be harmful. As an extension of what we were writing about the last two weeks on fiber, lets see the interesting effect of fat on the digestive system and the colon. Saturated fat in the diet can delay the emptying time of the stomach by 2-3 hours, sometimes more, depending on how much free fat was consumed. The stomach works twice as hard getting rid of the fat and tires easier.