Well, there&#x27;s additional nuance here... Caloric intake is made up of 3 principle inputs: carbohydrates, fat, and protein. The recommended daily allowance of each is in balance, so if you eat fewer carbs, you have to eat more fat or protein to reach your caloric intake.<p>U.S. governmental regulations have long discouraged fat intake, replacing those calories largely with carbs. This was based on the assumption that the <i>fats</i> were harmful, rather than <i>extra calories in general</i>. The article is highlighting a change in understanding that will hopefully have us stop demonizing fats in favor of carbs in a diet that is otherwise within bounds <i>calorically</i>.<p>In short, we know now that it is not necessarily bad to eat fats (anymore than it&#x27;s bad to over-eat in general).