How Do You Distinguish Between Good And Bad Fats?
Fats are good for the healthy diet. Good fats are needed for the brain, heart, nerves, cells, and hormones to function properly. They are also needed for hair, skin, and nails. Fats also help to create the full feeling. The important thing is to know the right kind of fats to consume in a healthy diet. Bad fats are saturated fats found in animal sources such as red meat and whole milk dairy products. The bad fat raises the cholesterol increasing the risk of heart disease. To avoid the bad fats, eat lean meats, skinless poultry, fish, nuts, and low-fat dairy products. Trans fat or unsaturated fat is bad fats. They raise the bad cholesterol increasing heart disease as well as reducing the good cholesterol. Trans fat can be found in vegetable shortenings, margarines, crackers, candy, cookies, snack foods, fried foods, processed foods, and baked goods. Monounsaturated fats are good fats found in avocados, almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, sesame seeds, and pumpkin seeds. They are also in canola
