In 1913, Russian physician Nikolai Anitschkow, working in Freiburg, Germany, studied the effects that consuming fats had on rabbits. His research showed that his bunnies, when fed a diet of animal fats, developed lesions on their arteries similar to atherosclerosis, a disease that causes hardening and plaque buildup in arterial walls, one of the leading … Continue reading 5 Reasons Why Everything You Thought About Eating Fats Is Wrong