Fat - Healthy?

[LLLLern]

Fat - Healthy?

Though you read everywhere that you need to cut out as much fat
as possible, this is only partially true.

There are good fats and bad fats. Fat is mainly present in a
food in the form of triglycerides. Triglycerides consist of
glycerol and three fatty acids. These fatty acids can be
saturated, such as in butter, or unsaturated, such as in some
margarines. There are also monounsaturated fatty acids, these
are found in olive oil and peanut oil.

Saturated fats are considered the "bad fats", unsaturated fats are
considered the good fats.

Saturated fats cause make up a waxy plaque that may trouble the
arteries. Saturated fats may increase cholesterol levels. Most
saturated fats tend to be solid at room temperature, with the
exception of tropical oils. It is found mostly in meat and dairy
products, as well as some vegetable oils, such as coconut and
palm oils (tropical oils).

Polyunsaturated Fat tends to lower blood cholesterol levels. It
is found mostly in plant sources.

Monounsaturated Fat tends to lower LDL cholesterol (the "bad"
cholesterol). It is found in both plant and animal products.

Though margarine sounds good, the way it is made is not.
Because of the fact that the food industry needed to make the
margarine easier to spread, they hydrogenated the fats. During
this process they create Trans-fats, which are as bad as
saturated fats. Trans-fats occur in many processed foods.
Always check the label to see if any ingredients are listed as
hydrogenated. If they are, try to find something else to eat,
the main reason for this is that trans-fats are NOT listed in
the little energy charts which they print on there, so you
never know how much of these trans-fats you'll be taking in.

Unfortunately there's no way around saturated fats. You could
stop eating, but chances of survival are probably worse in
that case then when you're just eating butter.

Try to keep a proper balance, 20-30% of your daily energy
intake should come from fats, of this, NO MORE than 10% should
be saturated fats. Remember that fats contain 9 calories,
whereas carbohydrates and protein only contain 4 calories.

Read those labels!



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[B-natural]

If you found an additional piece on how diets lower than 25% fat for males, causes a drop in serum testosterone, this article would be superb

[LLLLern]

Well Could Ya Finish The Post Then?


Sorry It Isn't A Freak Thread\post :(

[B-natural]

ya, the freak stuff is trademarked, don't go stealing it. And I am not up for searching around for articles ATM, but the info is out there

[transXisomer]

Theres an article that was in MD about how diets low in fat, specifically I believe saturated fat / cholesterol lower test levels, you can read their stuff at musculardevelopment.com

[LLLLern]

thanks transXisomer

[GeneGnome]

Search for the "Soft Science of Fat," you can find it cached on google or in a journal if you have access (don't recall which). It is a good (short) read on the dirty politics and misinterpretations of studies that lead to low fat recommendations.