Good Fat - Bad Fat
What The Heck Is That? Raise your hand if you think that fat is bad for you and makes you fat.
If you raised your had you are definitely not alone.
For as long as I can remember I have been hearing that fat is bad for your health and one of the major causes of obesity.
Well let's get the story straight.
Ancel Keys developed military K-rations from research that he did on "selective studies" that indicated a link between fat and heart disease.
What is missing from these studies is the differentiation between saturated fat and trans fats.
Your body needs fat, saturated fats, for so many functions.
And the benefits of eating saturated fat is a long list.
Nerve signaling from brain to muscle and organ tissue is facilitated by saturated fats, especially those found in butter, coconut oil, lard and palm oil.
These messengers are necessary for proper communication between your brain and your immune system as well as your metabolic functions like maintaining proper hormone levels.
Fatty acids assist white blood cell in recognizing and destroying foreign invaders.
The air spaces in your lungs are coated with surfactant which is comprised of 100% fatty acids the lack of which will lead to breathing difficulties as well as a higher rate of allergic symptoms.
Saturated fats protect your liver from the damaging effects of alcohol, acetaminophen and other drugs that are commonly used on a daily basis.
Research has shown that the addition of saturated fat reduces the level of lipoprotein that relates directly to the risk of heart disease.
Best of all is that studies have shown that dieters that eat more saturated fats tend to lose more weight than those that eat less! Fatty acids perform necessary functions that we need to maintain healthy living such as:
Manufacturers are now required to label foods with the quantities of trans fat and any amount is bad for your health.
Be careful when cooking with vegetable oils like canola and corn oil.
These oils break down at high temperature and turn into trans fats.
In fact the only oil that does not break down to any degree when heated is coconut oil.
More nutrition information is available at http://www.
todaysbestweightlossplan.
com along with FREE recipes.
If you raised your had you are definitely not alone.
For as long as I can remember I have been hearing that fat is bad for your health and one of the major causes of obesity.
Well let's get the story straight.
Ancel Keys developed military K-rations from research that he did on "selective studies" that indicated a link between fat and heart disease.
What is missing from these studies is the differentiation between saturated fat and trans fats.
Your body needs fat, saturated fats, for so many functions.
And the benefits of eating saturated fat is a long list.
- Improved brain function,
- liver function,
- cardiovascular health (your heart uses saturated fats for energy),
- lung, bone and immune system health
- as well as making you feel happier.
Nerve signaling from brain to muscle and organ tissue is facilitated by saturated fats, especially those found in butter, coconut oil, lard and palm oil.
These messengers are necessary for proper communication between your brain and your immune system as well as your metabolic functions like maintaining proper hormone levels.
Fatty acids assist white blood cell in recognizing and destroying foreign invaders.
The air spaces in your lungs are coated with surfactant which is comprised of 100% fatty acids the lack of which will lead to breathing difficulties as well as a higher rate of allergic symptoms.
Saturated fats protect your liver from the damaging effects of alcohol, acetaminophen and other drugs that are commonly used on a daily basis.
Research has shown that the addition of saturated fat reduces the level of lipoprotein that relates directly to the risk of heart disease.
Best of all is that studies have shown that dieters that eat more saturated fats tend to lose more weight than those that eat less! Fatty acids perform necessary functions that we need to maintain healthy living such as:
- transporting fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E & K as well as converting carotene to vitamin A
- lauric acid acts as an anti-fungal and anti-plaque agent
- palmitic and stearic acids lower cholesterol
- caprylic acid is anti-viral
- butyric acid modulates genetic regulation preventing cancer
Manufacturers are now required to label foods with the quantities of trans fat and any amount is bad for your health.
Be careful when cooking with vegetable oils like canola and corn oil.
These oils break down at high temperature and turn into trans fats.
In fact the only oil that does not break down to any degree when heated is coconut oil.
More nutrition information is available at http://www.
todaysbestweightlossplan.
com along with FREE recipes.
