There has
been much emphasis on the adverse health effect of fats. Most health
practitioners have gone to the extent of advising their patients to reduce fat
consumption while other patients with severe illnesses have been advised to
quit fatty foods totally.
Are you in
any of these categories? I’m here with good news.
But the
question is, are fats really bad?
Are all fats
what they are accused of?
What do you
think?
Anyways some
fats are what they are criticized? Examples include saturated, Trans and
hydrogenated fats. These fats can be found in baked foods, fried foods,
margarine and lots more.
But not all
fats are bad?
There are
whole lots of healthy and nutritious fats that do not only add mouth feel but are
beneficial to the body. They are
polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, these fats are present in mostly
seeds and nut like cotton seed, safflower, peanut, avocado, corn, and most grains.
Best sources of healthy fats
Sunflower oil:
This kind of oil is extracted from the seed of sunflower and contains a
lot of vitamin E which makes it soothing to the skin. It’s also acts as a moisturizer and anti-ageing
cream.
Do you know why sunflower oil is a healthy choice to opt for?
In addition to its rich vitamin E content, it also contains
monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fats.
This makes it good for the heart.
Sunflower oil does not contain saturated fats and cholesterol which are
unhealthy to the heart.
Rapeseed oil:
This is similar to what we all known as canola oil, gotten from seeds
that belong to similar family with mustard seed. The difference between canola
and rapeseed is that canola oil is seen as culinary oil used for cooking and
baking at home while rapeseed oil is an industrial oil used in commercial
purposes.
Rapeseed oil contains vitamin K and E, polyunsaturated and
monounsaturated with little saturated fats. It’s good source of alpha linoleic acid
(ALA) a good source of omega 3 fat. ALA
is transformed into eicosapentaenoic
(EPA) necessary in formation of brain in infants.
Nuts
Nuts contain high quantity of good fats, which are good source of energy.
Fats in nuts can reduce insulin resistance
hence prevent development of diabetes. These good fats promote good heart
health.
Oil-rich fish
The oil in fish is good fat known as omega -3- fatty acids
which is essential oil. The body does not make enough of this essential
oil. This essential oil helps to promote
a healthy heart. It promotes prenatal
and postnatal neurological development. Examples of such fishes include sardine, salmon
and mackerel.
Soybean oil
Contains good fats which help to promote the formation of good
cholesterol and reduce the formation of bad cholesterol. Consumption of soy
bean oil can reduce development of certain bone diseases like osteoporosis. Soy
bean oil is vitamins and antioxidants
which scavenge free radicals causing
diseases in the body. In addition, soybean oil contains polyunsaturated and
monounsaturated fatty acids which have been reportedly shown to have little or no
effects on weight gain.
Corn oil
Contains 10 to 15% saturated fats, 25 to 30% monounsaturated fat and 60% of
polyunsaturated fat, the high content of PUF and MUF shows how healthy corn oil
is. Its linoleic acid content makes it possible for corn oil to boost the
immune system. Do you want a glowing skin? Then opt for soy bean oil. The lenoleic acid helps to promote the
smoothing of the skin. Research shows that corn oil contain lectins an
anticancer thus, corn oil can fight against cancerous cells development.
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