On Fri, 13 Jul 2001, Dori Zook wrote:

> But don't even they admit that saturated fat IS a required nutrient?

Is it?  Usually when we call something "required" or "essential"
it means that we can't make it in our bodies and so must get it
from food.  In that case, saturated fat is not required, since we
can and do make it from glucose.

Todd Moody
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