In the closet diets and other foods "low in fat": scientists have recently decreed that we had to end the demonization of fat! A committee responsible for food directives in the military and the American education system has indeed made its report for the next five years and the finding is amazing: the US government is ordered to end the restrictions of dietary cholesterol because its impact on blood cholesterol is not proven.

In an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian and Dr. David Ludwig urge the government to end the restrictions on fat. "Do not mix the different types of fat, or pay attention to the amounts absorbed," they explain. "Many studies have now shown that eating healthy fats, such as nuts, vegetable oils, or fish, leads to a lower risk of heart disease," they add.

Nothing really revolutionary: we already know the benefits on the body of certain fats rich in Omega 3 (among others). In addition, scientists still insist on alerting the general public to the issues of saturated fats found in foods such as butter, cheese or beef. Still, as Jaclyn London, director of the nutrition branch at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, points out, "the game of demonizing any nutrient, be it good or bad, can lead to overcompensation of the body. organism, "she says.

So instead of avoiding fat, you just have to be careful not to overeat it.