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Should Salad Dressings Be Fat Free?
22 Oct 2021
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Some people (motivated by a desire to lose weight, for example) gravitate towards fat-free salad dressings with no fats at all. Some people who follow 80/10/10 Diet (which follows WFPB guidelines but is restricted to raw foods and "very low fats") may start preparing fat-free salads (with fat-free dressings).

What does Dr Greger recommend? In the two videos below, Dr Greger explains that fats are helpful in absorption of micro-nutrients like carotenoids. So a little bit of fat in the form of a walnut or two, or maybe a quarter of an avocado is helpful for one salad meal.

(2009) Forego Fat-Free Dressings?

(3 mins) Transcript: here. Dr Greger explains that many phytonutrients are fat-soluble; their bio-availability is higher when consumed with fats. Dr Greger mentions that about 5 walnut halves might be sufficient for this purpose.

(2018) Are Avocados Good For You?

(5 mins) Transcript: Are Avocados Good For You? Dr Greger shares many interesting tidbits about avocados. He explains that the fat in avocados is helpful in absorption of phytonutrients like carotenoids found in vegetables eaten with avocados. How much avocado do we need per meal? Dr Greger says that the minimum quantity of avocados needed has not been established; he conjectures that maybe even a quarter of an avocado might suffice.

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