[spoked451]

My diet is very low in animal fats. The only meats I eat are lean chicken and turkey breast-- and not much of that. I eat lots of vegetables and grains, though. I love beans and Mexican food, but I skip the lard and other fatty things often used in it.

Unfortunately fat doesn't make you fat. It's the insulin released in response to intake of simple carbs & sugars that makes people fat. I highly recommend Gary Taubes "Why We Get Fat & What to do about it." Just like everything else, high quantities of insulin does all kinds of bad things.

It's a book that's well worth the read, even though it does tell you to cut back on things we all love. Except bacon.