Food - Fats
One way or another ‘fats’ are considered a problem. Whether you perceive yourself to be far or consider you eat too much fat or worry about what is the right fat to eat, it can all be a little tricky.
According to sources the UK’s saturated fat consumption is a third higher than it should be. Fish and Chips contain 129% of the recommended daily fat intake for a man and a large pepperoni pizza has 214% of the fat women should eat every day.
Fat consumption is a third higher than it should be.
We do, however need fat to keep healthy, but it must be the right kind. There are several types of fat and some are definitely better than others. The bad fats are called saturates because they put up bad cholesterol levels in out blood and goo up the arteries making it more likely we might suffer a heart attack. These fats are found in butter, cream, fatty and processed food. The other bad fats are called trans-fats and they not only put up bad cholesterol levels but also lower the good cholesterols that take away the bad cholesterols from out bodies. These really bad fats are found in meat and dairy products and commercially prepared pastries, cakes and biscuits. Again they are found in deep fat fried foods.
The good fats are the monosaturated ones because they increase levels of good cholesterol. They also try and reduce excess fat from the blood. These fats are found in olive oil, nuts and seeds and avocados. The other good fats are the ones found in polyunsaturated. Two sorts here, the omega-3 family that help thin the blood, stops clots forming and keeps the heart beating regularly and the omega-6 family that helps lower the bad cholesterol. For omega-3 foods try eating oil rich fish such as trout, mackerel, salmon, sardine and herring. Fresh tuna is better than tinned as the tinning process takes much of the omega-3 away. Omega-6 is found in nuts as well as pure vegetable oil.
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