All three have a place. The mistake is making one type ninety percent of your fat intake.
Fats come in three main families, and all three play useful roles. Saturated fats, found in eggs, dairy, and meat, were demonized for decades on weak evidence. Modern research suggests they are fine in moderation as part of a balanced diet. The original recommendation to eliminate them was always too aggressive.
Monounsaturated fats are the heroes most diets undershoot on. Olive oil, avocados, almonds, and other nuts deliver a profile that consistently shows up in heart-health research. Build them into the daily routine, a drizzle of olive oil over salads, a small handful of nuts as a snack, half an avocado in a meal.
Polyunsaturated fats divide into omega-three and omega-six families. Modern diets are flooded with omega-six from seed oils and short on omega-three from fatty fish. Correcting that imbalance is one of the more useful changes you can make. The fix is simple: more salmon, sardines, or a quality fish oil supplement, and slightly less of the cheap restaurant frying oils.
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