The Skinny on Fats & Breast Cancer

by Stephen Byrnes, PhD, RNCP

"In today’s nutritional world, fat has become a dirty word. Women in particular are encouraged to eat a low-fat diet to help prevent breast cancer, as well as other ailments, including other cancers. Animal fats such as butter have taken a terrible beating in the media over the past few decades and have been blamed for horrific crimes, including obesity, heart disease and cancer. Accordingly, Western peoples have been virtually brainwashed into thinking that butter and other predominantly saturated fats like coconut oil and tallow are unhealthy. So-called safe substitutes like margarine and various vegetable oils have been heavily promoted and advertised with the result being that the public associates these things with health and well-being.

Unfortunately for us, all of these contentions and claims are false. When it comes to breast cancer prevention, and in some cases treatment, the so-called ‘bad fats’ are actually the good guys, and the ‘safe substitutes’ are increasingly being shown up for what they really are: fabricated foods that cause disease, including breast cancer."

Full article: powerhealth.net