Being, getting and staying healthy is a complicated subject and varies from person to person and culture to culture. The common denominator may be that those who eat the most pure and unadulterated food and maintain low stress levels seem to have the best outcome. Of course this is a generalization because each person is unique but it is a good place to start.
In the 70’s “they” had us substitute fake foods like margarine, egg beaters etc. Problems resulting from white sugar and white flour were lightly spoken about and salt was vilified. Smoking at one point was said to be good for you too. Today foods with fat are slowly becoming decriminalized. Here are a few recent articles I have gathered on the subject of fat now being on the menu again: