While the wheels of the cholesterol and saturated fat theory arefinally coming off, mainstream education from our government will continue to be driven by the food industry, making “low-fat” and “cholesterol-free” foods like diet coke, fruity pebbles and frozen yogurt sealed with the AHA’s...
Fish oil, for example, consists of one type of polyunsaturated fat called omega-3 fatty acids, which have been found to decrease blood pressure, increase HDL or “good” cholesterol, and may also protect against hear...
Conventional wisdom (at least for the last few decades) says that saturated fat and cholesterol are bad for you and contribute to heart disease…. but what does the evidence say? How it Began… The fear of saturated fat began in the 1950s when Ancel Keys published a paper supposedly linkin...
Lumping all saturated fats into one category over-simplifies things much like claiming all carbohydrates are bad. Broccoli and a hot fudge sundae are both carbohydrates, yet you know one benefits you and the other doesn’t.Don’t be afraid of saturated fat. Instead, maximize healthy sources ...
Why are trans fats bad for your body? Why are unsaturated fats liquid at room temperature? Why is phenol a weaker acid than ethanoic acid (acetic acid)? Why are volatile organic compounds considered hazardous gases? Why are the free fatty acids more easily converted into esters with a acid ...
Cut the Saturated Fats the 411 on Why and How to Limit These Fats in Your DietWebb, Densie
Let’s begin our examination by taking a look at the fats that actually are, our enemy. The fats that, indeed, are bad for you. You might know them by another name…Saturated Fats. In the science world, Saturated Fats are characterized as carbon atoms which are saturated by hydrogen atom...
It’s time for fat to ditch its bad-boy reputation once and for all. We promise you—let us repeat that—we promise you, fat does not make you F-A-T. It may have made some kind of sense years ago to explore the idea that high-fat foods turned to fat in o
In general, nuts are good sources of fat, fiber and protein. Most of the fat in nuts is monounsaturated fat, as well as omega-6 and omega-3 polyunsaturated
Saturated fats get their name because they are fat molecules that are saturated with hydrogen. This means that they’re solid at roomtemperature, for example, butter, shortening, or coconut oil. When consumed, they can raise the level of cholesterol in your blood and increase your risk ofstrok...