Some fats are good for you. Your body can't function without them. Those fats help you to absorb nutrients. You can even have a fat-intake deficiency, when you are not getting enough of them. Your skin will get dry and your hair will get brittle.
Other fats can be also bad for you. They increase the level of cholesterol in your blood, which clogs your arteries and can lead to a heart attack. Those fats also have a natural tendency to be easily transformed into a body fat, which tends to blow up your hips and totally eliminates your waist line.
The good news are - those two groups are not the same types of fats. So by cleverly picking fats from the first group for your diet, and by avoiding fats from the second group, you can stay healthy, slim, and enjoy your life to the tilt.
Well, easier said than done. When you are facing those endless product labels on shelves in a supermarket, no manufacturer will tell you that they are selling a bad type of fat. On the contrary, they all claim that their product is the most healthy and good for your body. They claim that they used good natural ingredients to make them.
But why would those manufacturers want to sell you bad fats in the first place? Don't they want to benefit their prospective consumers? That is precisely the point. They are first and foremost business people. They need to turn a profit, to benefit themselves before they can benefit their consumers. They can't do that, if their products will not have a long shelf life.
The basic facts are beyond arguments - all natural fats and oils, which are in the good group of fats, will get rancid in a short time without proper refrigeration. The manufacturers increase their product's shelf life tenfold and even hundredfold by putting them through a process called hydrogenation.
This is a process in which hydrogen is added to vegetable oils in order to turn those oils into a more solid fat. Such solid fats are used in vegetable shortening, some margarines, crackers, candies, cookies, snack foods, fried foods, baked goods, salad dressings, and many other processed foods.
The hydrogenation process produces saturated fats, which are known to increase risks of heart disease. The manufacturers are required now to disclose all saturated fats in their products. Since awareness of the risks associated with saturate fats consumption is wide spread lately, they know that such labeling will spell a kiss of death for their products.
Most manufacturers came up with a different solution - they subject their oils to a partially hydrogenating process. Such process produces only partially hydrogenated fats. The new term they label such products with - Trans Fat, which stands for trans fatty acid.
The new studies show that trans fat is actually worse for your heart than saturated fat. It raises the levels of bad cholesterol and lowers the levels of good cholesterol. Under the new FDA regulations, from the beginning of 2006 all food manufacturers will be required to list percentages of trans fats used in their products. Consumers will be able to find this information on food nutrition labels directly under the line for saturated fat.
How to know which fats to avoid ?
The good rule of thumb in deciding which processed foods you should avoid - if they can stay on a shelf for many months, their nutrition value is questionable. Check their expiration dates. Their long shelf life comes only after extensive processing, which limits their ability to interact with anything, including the elements within your own body.
Buy fresh natural fats and cold-pressed oils. Eat more fat fish and lean red meat. Cook your own food. That way you don't have to eat something that was prepared many months ago. This is not the healthy way nature intended your nourishment to be. So called "convenience" of deep-fried fast foods or preprocessed foods comes with a heavy price. Don't pay it.
To learn more about how to acquire better health, lose weight and save money visit wise-consumer.net
expert residential cleaners Park Ridge ..Cholesterol is an essential building block of every cell in... Read More
Did you know that much of our dry skin comes... Read More
Many people use sugar as medicine. Sugar tends to change... Read More
FOOD (Macro-nutrients)One of the most important aspects of hill walking... Read More
Originally, all foods were "organic" ? grown and prepared without... Read More
What is Cholesterol?Before we go into how to reduce your... Read More
With today's time constraints, stressful jobs, and "thin is in"... Read More
Dieters who dejectedly complain they are figuratively "stuck" with their... Read More
The old clich? that you are what you eat is... Read More
If you or someone you know suffers from rheumatoid arthritis,... Read More
You wouldn't judge a book by its cover, would you?You... Read More
"What exercises can I do to ?? As fitness professional... Read More
Arthritis - if you suffer from this illness, I don't... Read More
How To Have A Healthy ThanksgivingEnd of the year holidays... Read More
You say you don't know what glyconutrients are? You are... Read More
All of my life I believed the best way to... Read More
For those of us that understand nutrition and it's importance... Read More
Nutrition has everything to do with health. This isn't news,... Read More
Before we get to honey we have a question from... Read More
Please feel free to comment, so that the article may... Read More
Cholesterol is present in our bodies by one of two... Read More
The Omega Zone Diet and specialists' opinion"Omega RX Zone -... Read More
Can a child thrive on a vegan diet? The answer... Read More
Most recipes end with instructions to "serve immediately." You could... Read More
The most incredible thing you can do for yourself is... Read More
green cleaning service Park Ridge ..If you do not take time to stand back at... Read More
When you actually sit down and think about it, bottled... Read More
Most digestive disorders develop because of the bodys inability to... Read More
THE RISKNo doubt you've heard of the increasingly popular "raw... Read More
Some of the things you think you know that just... Read More
What is the best protein powder to buy? I get... Read More
Much controversy and argument surrounds the idea that food may... Read More
The best weight training and cardio workouts will do very... Read More
THE RISKWhen you consume food that's high in acid or... Read More
OK, no more excuses. Here's how to stop making everyone... Read More
Americans are literally running out of time. Achieving a work-life... Read More
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a dangerous condition that can... Read More
Vitamins & Minerals are essential to sustain life. Its what... Read More
What ancient tribes and people of the Amazon have known... Read More
Unfortunately, it has been proved beyond doubt that a large... Read More
Fibromyalgia is a chronic and potentially life-altering disorder with symptoms... Read More
To many people, this may seem a simplistic answer to... Read More
Incorporating these fat loss tips will improve your nutrition program.... Read More
Enzymes are the workers in our body that make everything... Read More
In parts 1-6 of this series of articles titled "Take... Read More
How is it that we can't seem to think that... Read More
Okay, before we start, let me explain the purpose of... Read More
After WLS we must concentrate on eating nutrient rich food.... Read More
Are you sick and tired of the confusion about our... Read More
The makers of Bumble Bee Tuna generated some buzz today... Read More
Nutrition |