by admin | Aug 4, 2015 | Wellness Doc
In the previous post, I attempted to bring some perspective to the Mediterranean diet. A discussion of this popular diet came up in the midst of profiling monounsaturated fats because of its copious use of olive oil which is 70% monounsaturated fat. (Oleic acid) So...
by admin | Jul 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Having previously discussed a rational approach to eating saturated fats, I’ll now move to monounsaturated fats. A primary source of monounsaturated fats is olive oil which is a staple of the ever popular “Mediterranean diet”. But what is the...
by admin | Jun 29, 2015 | Wellness Doc
Before going further in a discussion about dietary fat, it would be helpful to explain the 3 different types of fat and implications for our health. Fats are simply chains of carbon atoms strung together in different lengths and are called short, medium or long chain...