April 1, 2009

Saturated fats and Trans fats and what they can do to you!

Saturated fats are those fats that are hard at room temperatures such as lard, butter, cheese. It also includes fatty beef like lamb, pork, poultry with skin, whole milk and 2% milk. Saturated fats increase your risk for heart disease and stroke.
Trans fat is another name for Partially Hydrogenated Oils. Companies like to use these fats in their foods because they are easy to use, inexpensive to produce, they last long and they give food a great taste and texture. Fast food companies can re-use this oil to cook in all day. Trans fats raise your Lousy Cholesterol or LDL -low density lipoproteins and lower your happy or good HDL Cholesterol -high density lipoproteins. Trans fats increase your risk of heart disease, stroke, obesity and Type 2 diabetes.
Stick to good fats like olive oil, flaxseed oil, anchovies, cabbage, halibut salmon, walnuts almonds, pumpkin seeds, oysters, cloves, soybeans, tofu. Take an Omega 3 supplement. Your body will be happy and you will feel so much better!

* Filed by Jeanette at 6:44 pm under nutrition
* 2 Comments

2 Responses to “Saturated fats and Trans fats and what they can do to you!”

  1. Damaris
    November 9th, 2009 | 9:48 am

    I wrote a similar article on this subject but you nailed it here.

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    November 22nd, 2009 | 1:51 am

    thanks! very helpful post!! like the template btw ;)

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