Everywhere, less fat rhymes with more weight

In 1980, Americans and Europeans reduced their consumption of red meat, eggs and dairy products to fruit, vegetables and cereals. The goal? Reduce cardiovascular disease caused by excess cholesterol, a molecule manufactured by the body and supplied by food, including through animal products rich in it. The thing is, we've been wrong. While consumption of animal fat fell in Western countries, rates of overweight, obesity and type 2 diabetes increased. « Animal fats have long been the scapegoat of nutrition, explains Dr. Jean-Marie Bourre. Until 2010, we were recommended to limit the proportion of fat to 30% of the daily diet. It was both unrealistic and dangerous because the requirements for omega-3 and certain liposoluble vitamins (A, D and E) were not met. Since 2010, the National Food Safety Agency (Anses) has recommended a fat level in the diet between 35 and 40%. » Clearly, this means that a healthy woman, consuming 2,000 calories a day and having physical activity once or twice a week, can absorb 75 to 90 g of fat a day.

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