They said fat was bad. They said fat will lead to a fatty liver. They said fat, intravenous fat, was toxic. But when Judy came to Jeej with flaky skin after he took her off intravenous fat, he finally had the proof he needed. Fat was good. The experts were wrong. At last, a Canadian resolved the fat controversy between Europeans and Americans. Meanwhile, six months after being discharged from hospital, Judy relishes in seeing her children and being able to look out on her lake and the snow. “You’re a lucky girl,” she says to herself.
Chapter Sixteen: Essential Fat