Real deal about fats and carbs

Nice summary here about why excess carbs are the bad guy in terms of obesity and disease. To note, I've adopted a high (quality) fat diet (55% of what I eat is fat) and been doing that for 6 months now. I've lost bodyfat and more importantly, my cholesterol numbers are great. The most important being HDL, VLDL and triglycerides. HDL (good) went from 71 to 82 (over 40 is a negative risk factor), VLDL was 11 (under 30 is good) and triglycerides were 55 (under 155 is limit).

The other thing you will notice is less need to snack and feel more full with smaller meals since fat is satiating (due to leptin release which tells brain you are full). Carbs dont stimulate leptin and that's another reason (in addition to the blood glucose going up and down) you need to snack and feel hungry all the time. Fat is your friend!!