Fat is not a bad word to just about everybody on this board and its uses and importance are well known. But if you’re eating salad with uncoooked vegetables without any fat, the carotenes (which act as anti-oxidants) and lycopene (heart health) will hardly be absorbed at all. Check out the full article here http://www.reuters.com/
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