Understand Your Fats and Fiber Jennifer Taylor SCI/241 December 6, 2012 Jeff Mundt Understand Your Fats and Fiber Bad fats are saturated and trans fats. Saturated fats are mostly in meats, dairy products and tropical oils. Saturated fat raises both bad cholesterol and good cholesterol, while trans-fat only raises bad cholesterol. This makes trans fats technically worse than saturated fats. The better fats would be monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. Monounsaturated will lower your cholesterol
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Check Point: Understand Your Fats and Fiber April Willis SCI/241 July 19, 2012 Dr. Gerald Shigekawa Check Point: Understand Your Fats and Fiber There are four types of fat. Although they have similarities, such as they all supply the body with energy and they all contain 9 calories per gram, some are better than others. It is important to consume all fats in moderation because of the high calorie content. The bad fats are saturated fats and trans fats. These fats raise your cholesterol and
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According to the “Face the Fats” sections bad fats are considered saturated fats and trans fats. These fats will clog arteries and cause heart disease and heart attacks. These fats are often found in foods we enjoy to eat or that taste good. Fast food, deserts, and toppings that we place on foods are usually loaded in these types of foods. Better fats are monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats. These are considered better fats due to the fact that they help reduce the risk of heart disease
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According to the materials, saturated and trans fat are unhealthy or bad fats that can add bad cholesterol and even lead to heart disease, while monounsaturated and polyunsaturated, or just unsaturated fats, are the healthy or good fats that can reduce a person’s bad cholesterol and even reduce the risk for heart disease. The best fats can be consumed in proper moderation with a healthy diet that is based upon a person’s age, weight and activity level. It is important to burn as many or even more
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Understand Your Fats and Fiber Your Name SCI/241 December 20, 2012 Instructor Understand Your Fats and Fiber Before you can understand the difference between good and bad fats, you need to some information about them. There are four major types of fats: monounsaturated fats, polyunsaturated fats, saturated fats, and trans-fats. Monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats are known as good fats because they are good for your heart, your cholesterol, and your overall health. These fats
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Understand Your Fats and Fiber Mary Baumann SCI/241 Nutrition April 4, 2014 Stephanie Pitt Understand Your Fats and Fiber There are both good fats and bad fats: staying away from bad fats can be easy if you know what you are looking for. The fats that are bad for us are saturated, and tran fats and the better fats are monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Saturated fats turn solid at room temperature because they have a chemical makeup where the carbon atoms are saturated with hydrogen
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Understanding Fats and Fibers Jessica Klitzke SCI/241 May 21, 2014 Carolyn Farhy Understanding Fats and Fibers Most would assume that all fat is bad for them to consume and will only their waistlines. However, that is not true because there are good fats and bad fats. If one understands this concept, then the next step is to understand which food is good to consume and which type is bad. Saturated and trans-fats are regarded as the bad fats for us. According to “American Heart Association”
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Understand Your Fats and Fiber SCI 241 February 9, 2014 There are both good fats and bad fats; staying away from bad fats can be easy if you know what you are looking for. The fats that are bad for us are saturated, and trans fats and the better fats are monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Saturated fats turn solid at room temperature because they have a chemical makeup where the carbon atoms are saturated with hydrogen atoms. Trans-fatty acids are fats that have been created in an industrial
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Fats are essential for our body as human beings because it gives us energy. Everyone should know that out body needs fats in order to be healthy but some people mistake bad fats for good fats so it is important that you understand the difference. Bad fats would be fats such as Trans fats and saturated fats. Trans fats and saturated fats are bad fats because they raise you blood cholesterol concentrations, contributing to clogged arteries that block in flow of oxygen-rich blood to your heart and brain
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