Muscle for Life

If you’re over age 65, you’re more likely to die from heart disease than any other cause. Why, though? Is it due to stress? Over or under exercising? Eating too much fat, cholesterol, and junk food? A bit of each or something else altogether? Scientists have been searching for answers to those questions for a long time now, but if there’s one culprit that has been fingered more than any other, it’s diet. For a couple decades now, we’ve been told by experts everywhere that saturated fat, cholesterol, and often just dietary fat in general increases our your risk of heart disease, full stop. This idea has been further bolstered by the promotion of the food pyramid, which tells us to get most of our calories from whole grains like pasta, cereal, and bread, and as few calories as possible from added fats like oils, butter, lard, and others. Is it really that simple, though? Is reducing our dietary fat intake really the best way to avoid heart disease? Frankly, while I’ve read enough to know there are some major ho