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New report this month on Atkins.com: "January 2009 Based on the USDA, that has never been precisely a thought leader' as it pertains to food and diet, January is Fat Free Living Month. This really is perhaps the thought the USDA has actually show up with, with the probable exception of the 1992 Food Pyramid. Just about any health professional now realizes that fat is essential for the health. But because obviously the USDA didn't obtain the memo, let's repeat a few of the several methods fat is important within our diet: 1) Fat is definitely an essential section of cell walls. 2) Fat is our primary supply of power 3) our organs are cushioned by Fat and they are protected by tissues and from damage And that's only the start. Without fat, main vitamins like vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E and vitamin E aren't consumed (which explains why they're named the 'fat soluble' vitamins). Neither are essential carotenoids such as the eye-protecting lutein and zeaxanthin. Actually calcium wants some fat for maximum consumption. Nutritional fat helps us to feel complete and to feel fuller longer, ergo reducing the chances of urges and overeating. Unlike carbs, dietary fat has without any effect on the fat-storage hormone insulin. Actually including fat to a meal reduces the general glycemic effect of the meal. Low-glycemic food diets have now been related to lower costs of cancer, diabetes, obesity and perhaps Alzheimer's. And a fat-free diet changes fat with carbs, often of the worst type. Research has demonstrated this replacement has substantial negative implications for the health. Dietary fat may be the starting material from which we make a variety of essential substances in the torso named eicosanoids which, among other activities, help control clotting and infection. Because it is a large area of the Atkins Nutritional Approach for several years, a particular kind of fat - omega-3 essential fatty acids from flax and fish, bears special note. The advantages of omega-3 fats in the dietary plan are now actually generally acknowledged. Blood pressure is lowered by them, enhance mood, and perhaps most of all, lower irritation. Irritation has become thought to be a significant element of every degenerative disease we all know of including heart disease, metabolic problem, obesity, diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer's. And omega-3 essential fatty acids are a few of the many anti inflammatory compounds in the world. The Atkins Nutritional Approach is dependant on concepts that continue being supported by analysis and experience: whole meals, low sugar, lots of protein, no trans-fats, anti-oxidants and, yes, a good balance of fats from the range of resources. The 'Fat-Free' month is definitely an idea whose time should not came in the very first place. It's time and energy to say good-bye to it for good." Only believed it was worth discussing, Tril