Too much dietary fat causes many health problems. However, it is important to have some fat in your diet; about 20 to 35 percent of your calories should come from a variety and balance of healthy fats (polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats).Healthy fats are used by your body in several ways:1  Fat provides a highly-concentrated form of energy. 2  One gram of fat gives you nine calories of energy, which is over twice that provided by carbohydrates or protein. 3  Fat enables your body to transport, store and absorb the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K.owever, it is important to have some fat in your diet; about 20 to 35 percent of your calories should come from a variety and balance of healthy fats (polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats). Healthy fats are used by your body in several ways: 1  Fat provides a highly-concentrated form of energy.
The sit-ins that changed America. The civil rights movement was energized by these '60s-era protests. The sixties were born on Feb. 1, 1960, 50 years ago this week, when four African American college students staged the first sit-in at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C. Since then, the mythology of the '60s has dominated the idea of youthful activism.
That was unfortunate. Whether the organizers of last weekendâs rally knew it or not, the 1963 March on Washington inspired some of the pioneering activists who created the modern-day environmental movement. Some of those environmentalists participated in the civil rights movement that birthed the 1963 March. Since that time, however, the environmental and civil rights movements have never fully gelled together, despite some efforts to make that happen along the way. There were signs that the organizers of last weekendâs rally were again trying to connect the dots.