Is Your Fat Being Threatened
What if I told you that fat is a major contributor to the
increasing problem of obesity in the world today. It's stored in
the fat cells of the body. The number of fat cells is estimated
to be around 50 billion for the average person. It can be up to
100 billion for the obese person.
Fat cells are like storage tanks of energy to be used for later
use. It has been shown that obese people who binge eat may
stimulate baby fat cells to sprout to increase the number of fat
cells they have.
Fats are found in foods such as butter, margarine, oils, fats,
dripping, nuts and oil seeds. Research conducted indicates that
good fats such as fish oils especially deep sea fish, olive oil,
canola oil, avocado and nuts contain important fatty acids which
if taken by people aged 65 plus reduced the risk of a fatal
heart attack by 44%.
Other names for fats include... Lard, animal shortening, coconut
oil, palm oil, vegetable oil, butterfat, whole milk solids,
copra, tallow, chocolate chips, shortening, margarine, cocoa
butter.
Lets have a look at the different types of fat. There are three
types of fat to found in the diet:
Saturated fats - are found mainly in animal products and do the
most damage and are the most related to the build-up of
cholesterol in the arteries. . Research has indicated that
saturated fats in the diet can increase LDL cholesterol levels
in the blood, which is the unwanted cholesterol and should be
avoided. The following foods contain this type of fat: