What Kind of Fat Can You Eat? by Renee Kennedy

Research has shown that you not only need to watch

the "amount" of fat that you eat in your diet, but also

the "types" of fat you eat. This article will help you

minimize the negative effects that fat has on your health.

1. Basic Terms:

- "Bad" cholesterol clogs your arteries and causes

heart disease.

- "Good" cholesterol helps collect up the bad

cholesterol and get it out of your system.

- Saturated fat is "bad fat" that increases the bad cholesterol

in your body.

- Polyunsaturated fat is "good fat" that lowers both

good and bad cholesterol.

- Monounsaturated fat is "really good fat" that helps

lower the bad cholesterol, but leaves the good cholesterol

alone.

- Fatty acids are the building blocks of fat.

- Trans fatty acids are made in the production of partially

hydrogenated vegetable oils used to make margarine

and many snack foods and processed foods.

- Whole foods are unprocessed food that occur in nature...

nuts, meat, milk, poultry, eggs, fish, seeds, grains, rice, fruits,

vegetables.

2. Why Fat is Bad:

Fat is calorie-dense, it contains more than twice the number

of calories as carbohydrates. A high fat diet has been linked

to several chronic diseases such as cancer and increased

risk of coronary heart disease. Saturated fats can increase

bad cholesterol.

3. Why Fat is Good:

It gives taste and texture to foods. Unsaturated fats

can decrease the bad cholesterol in your body.

4. How Fat in Your Diet Affects You:

Fat in your food can affect you differently depending on

your particular health issues.

If you are at risk for heart disease,

saturated fat is something you want to avoid. According to

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