Lack Of Essential Fats In The Diet Can Kill

Lack Of Essential Fats In The Diet Can Kill: "A lot of talk has been generated over the past several years about fats. Are they good? Bad? Should fats be eliminated from our diets altogether? While this was once a common notion, it is now widely understood that not all fats are created equal. There are ones to avoid (like trans-fats), and ones to embrace, like essential fatty acids.

Essential fatty acids, or EFA's for short, are exactly what their name implies: an essential part of every person's diet. Unfortunately, these so-called 'good fats' are usually the ones most lacking in most people's diets. Part of the problem lies within the fact that EFA's cannot be constructed within the body from other components. Instead, they must be consumed directly from foods which contain them. Herein lies another problem: many foods which are commonly found in North American diets do not contain significant amounts of EFA's." ... (Click on title link above to read entire article on EFT - Essential Fatty Acids.) ...