The low fat mentality is also a big fallacy as it's not so much the fats but what kind of fats. That low fat hysteria has caused a lot of health problems and EFA deficiencies in this country. You need healthy fats to maintain health and to burn the bad fats off and they are also essential for myriad of other prime body functions. Even in health conscious folks one of the biggest things that is overlooked is ingesting healthy fats and I would say that that is just a carry over from the "low fat" hysteria
I had a helluva a time helping this girl I knew to convince her that taking Flax oil would help her loose weight.