Yet again, an innocent soul who has been fooled into thinkiing she was getting 'fat-free' food, notices she's putting on weight, and seeing high cholesterol results, on 'fat-free' diet.
Folks, I've said it before but I'm going to say it again: there's no such thing as fat-free - unless it's not got any form of sugar in it as well. Very often, what's labelled as 'fat free', has added sugar to make it palatable for you.
The problem with this is that the added sugar gets converted to saturated fat in your body. This is what causes the weight gain. This is what causes the raised cholesterol level.
So please, please, read your food labels carefully before you buy anything.
And don't think aspartame and such are healthier options. They may not affect your weight, but they certainly affect other organs in your body, particularly your nervous system. so avoid anything with sweeteners in it, if you're serious about your health.
You do need to eat fats, in moderate amounts, not excess. Your body has crucial functions which depend on a healthy level of saturated fats in it. I'll tell you more about these in a future post.
So 'fat-free' is not a healthy option for you.
Watch this space, more to come.
Meantime, stay well!
Dr Kem
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