Of Muscles... Fats 101
FATS, delicious and sumptuously hard to resist... Needed by our bodies but if taken excessively, it can increase risk of heart attack and stroke.There are three kinds of fat that I would like to share:
1. Saturated fats (increases both good and bad cholesterol)
2. Unsaturated fats (increases good cholesterol and decreases the bad one )
3. Trans Fats (increases bad cholesterol and decrease the good one)
SATURATED FATS
Sources of this kind are red meat (beef, carabao, pork, etc.), skin of chicken, egg yolk, milk and dairy products (cheese, ice cream, chocolates, etc.). This fat contributes to the increase of both good and bad cholesterol, and triglyceride.
UNSATURATED FATS
There are two kinds of this fat-- monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. Sources of this kind are fish, vegetables and nuts. This fat produces good c and decreases the bad c. This is high dense in form and its primary role is to aid in cleaning our blood from excessive bad cholesterol. This fat is regarded by many as friendly.
TRANS FATS
The last kind of fat is Trans Fats. It has many aliases-- trans fatty acids, vegetable shortening, hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oils.
This fat is what experts also called "cloned fat" or "artificial fat" because its not naturally produced. For commercial purposes, good fats were treated with partial hydrogenation to make it less dense, to lock in the taste and to make the food less messy/oily. Likewise, fast foods are using this type of cooking oil because its practical. Since this fat is artificial, our body finds it hard to deal with this fat.
If we are not engaged in any form of exercise and we are not careful with the fats we take, These can lead to heart ailments like angina and elevated blood pressure. Cholesterol is the waxy substance found in our blood. Our body needs fats and cholesterol to function well. However, since our liver also produces this, excessive intake of bad fats will result to clogging of veins and arteries, thus, preventing proper circulation of blood. In turn, this will lead to heart attack and stroke.
Of the three fats, the greatest to increase our risk to a heart disease, according to experts, is the last one. This can be found in processed foods, cookies, commercialized pastries, fast foods.
How do we protect our heart?
1. Excercise regularly. This decreases the bad c and increases the good c.
2. Avoid trans fatty foods and moderately take foods with saturated fats.
3. Increase consumption of unsaturated fats.
It may also help to check the nutritional labels of food products (if available) before we buy them. Aside from checking cholesterol component. Look for the saturated, unsaturated and trans fats. If trans fats are not indicated (which is very common to most products), it does not mean it's trans fat free. Check the ingredients and look for "vegetable shortening" or "hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oils". Product containing these surely have trans fats.
You may find this interesting.... In the Old Testament, God forbid the Jewish people from eating fats. That may not sound logical until medical science provided the explanation.
God is definitely good! His outmost purpose is to keep the heart of His people healthy.
"Say to the Israelites:
'Do not eat any of the fat of cattle, sheep or goats.'"
-- Leviticus 7:23
The priest shall burn them (fats) on the altar as food,
an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma.
All the fat is the LORD's.
-- Leviticus 3:16
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posted by ASKSonnie @ Sunday, March 26, 2006
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