I ve been told that some fats are worse for you than others. Can you explain what the different types of fats are and which I need to avoid to stay healthy?
Everyone is encouraged to cut down on the amount of fat in their diets. This is because fatty foods contain a lot of calories, which can cause us to become overweight. Try to cut down on saturated fat in particular and replace it with monounsaturated fat. Eating too much saturated fat is related to heart disease. The different types of fat (saturated, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated) have different effects on cholesterol levels saturated fats put your cholesterol level up, whereas polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats actually help to lower cholesterol. Saturated fats Usually found in fatty meat, full fat dairy products, butter and lard Monounsaturated fats Found in olive oil and rapeseed oil products. There is also a wide range of margarine and low fat spreads based on monounsaturated fats Polyunsaturated fats Include sunflower, corn oil and soya oil, some margarine and low fat spreads, and oily fish such as mackerel, pilchards or sardines.
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