A diet very low in saturated fat can lead to dry skin, brittle hair, and achy joints. — Whalespan
A diet very low in saturated fat can lead to dry skin, brittle hair, and achy joints.
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“And I also think that if you eat a diet that's very low in saturated fat, like very, very low in saturated fat, most of the people that I know who've done that, and certainly myself, it leads to drier skin, brittle hair, achy joints.”