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.
Perhaps most importantly, the sit-ins marked a change in the civil rights movement. In the words of journalist Louis Lomax, They were proof that the Negro leadership class, epitomized by the NAACP, was no longer the prime mover in the Negro's social revolt.arris, manager of the store, said of the students, They can just sit there. It's nothing to me. [18] But when a larger group of students returned the next day, wire services picked up the story, and civil rights organizations began to spread the word to other college campuses.