Does fat make you fat?

Who's this guy?



That would be Mark Sisson from Mark's Daily Apple.

According to Mark's post today, he eats 58% of his calories from fat. You heard that right, 58%! How does he get by with it? Simple, fat doesn't make you fat. So long as the fats you are eating are healthy, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. In fact, eating more fat may curb hunger because fat, along with protein, is more satiating. Carbohydrates on the other hand are more likely to induce hunger through blood sugar swings, and thus potentially lead to more weight gain.

Anyways, at 54 years of age, Mark is proof that (1) you can be over 40, let alone 50, and still look great! And (2) eating fat does not necessarily make you fat.