Remember the Brady Bunch? In the 1950's, 60's and 70's we were trained to believe that beef was the best food we could
be eating. I remember the Brady family on t.v. always coming home with lots of beef for meatloaf, burgers etc. It was the
centerpiece of the meal. Now science is proving the opposite. Another one is olive oil.
All oils are 100% fat. They are mearely liquid at room temperature. It contains 9 calories per gram, while sugar has
4. That means that olive oil contains more than twice the calories per serving than sugar does. In fact, it is the most calorically
dense food in nature. It is more easily stored as fat in the body. The body treats all fats as "reserve fuel," when you have
insufficient carbohydrates to eat. These fats are stored in your adipose tissues, found mostly under the surface of your skin
and surrounding your organs. On the other hand, sugar is stored in your muscles and liver as glycogen, or burned off as heat.
Fat doesn't quiet your hunger while sugar tends to satisify the appetite by filling the body's carbohydrate needs and replenishing
glycogen stores. I am not saying sugar is good, just an example.
If we want our pets to have nice skin and coat we are instructed to add a little oil to their food. It makes their
coat shine but would we look like the picture of health with greasy hair and skin.
