Saturated Fat

John wrote "Something I learned is that saturated fat is needed by the body, and that when the diet doesn't have it, the body makes it. "

That inspired me to do some digging. Assuming what I found is true... your body needs Saturated fat to provide calcium to your bones. As well as other things. See below links.

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/06/06/saturated-fat/

http://www.health-report.co.uk/saturated_fats_health_benefits.htm

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:9RXkm1SNmWkJ:articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/09/22/7-Reasons-to-Eat-More-Saturated-Fat.aspx+7+Reasons+to+Eat+More+Saturated+Fat&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Lunch break is over...