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Saturated Fats and Unsaturated Fat

The right information about the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats can help you in lowering your cholesterol levels! Saturated and unsaturated fats refer to the two types of fats that are found in your foods.

Remember, fat is a very important nutrient that is found in your food. It is very important in maintaining a healthy body. It has received such a lot of bad press, mainly owing to the harm caused by saturated fats! But let us find out the other differences between the two!

There are large differences in the effect produced on the body by saturated and unsaturated fats.

Saturated fats are harmful for the body. They increase the level of LDL cholesterol in the blood, and therefore cause diseases like arteriosclerosis and others.

Unsaturated fats, on the other hand are very important for your body. They help in growth and development of the body, balance the hormones and keep the nerve cells healthy.

Eating foods that contain saturated fats raises the level of cholesterol in your blood. High levels of blood cholesterol increase your risk of heart disease and stroke. Be aware, too, that many foods high in saturated fats are also high in cholesterol – which raises your blood cholesterol even higher.

Anything that is processed will inevitably contain saturated fats. Red meat, chicken fat and high fat dairy products are also among these harmful foods!

Unsaturated fats, on the other hand, are mainly derived from plant sources.

You can expect to find unsaturated fats in olive oil, sunflower oil and other plant extracts. These fats are good for your body. They increase the level of HDL (the good cholesterol) in your body.

HDL is extremely important for your body because it lessens the bad effects of LDL cholesterol.

The American Heart Association recommends limiting the amount of saturated fats you eat to less than 7 percent of total daily calories. That means, for example, if you need about 2,000 calories a day, no more than 140 of them should come from saturated fats. That’s about 16 grams of saturated fats a day

French fries, doughnuts, cookies, crackers, muffins, pies and cakes are examples of foods that are high in trans fat. Don't eat them often.

Limit commercially fried foods and baked goods made with shortening or partially hydrogenated vegetable oils.

Not only are these foods very high in fat, but that fat is also
likely to be very hydrogenated, meaning a lot of trans fat.

Choose a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole-grain, high-fibre foods, and fat-free and low-fat dairy most often. Also naturally occurring, unhydrogenated vegetable oils such as canola, safflower, sunflower or olive oil most often.

Last but not least. Limited fried fast food. Commercial shortening and deep-frying fats will continue to be made by hydrogenation and will contain saturated fat and trans fat.

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