Actually, fats are good for us and bad for us - we can't live without them. But too much of them can lead to trouble. First, lets review the positive side of fats. Greasy and slippery, fats carry flavor and make food taste wonderfully rich and satisfying. Fats assist vitamins A, D, E, and K in delivering their nutritional impact.
Fats are important in the body as well as in food.
Compounds that give foods their flavor and aroma are found in fats and oils. Fats also slow digestion, causing and allowing a person to feel full after a meal. Fats provide a whopping 9 calories per gram as opposed to carbohydrates and proteins which only contain 4 calories per gram. Unfortunately, fats also coat our arteries with plaque and add weight in the form of a spare tire around our midline. Some health experts say fat, in excess quantities, play a suspect role in the formation of some cancers, obesity, diabetes cardiovascular disease and probably other disorders too.