Recent studies have found, Wait for it ! saturated fat isn't the bad guy it has been made out to be when it comes to cardiovascular disease.We have had it drummed into us for several decades that saturated fat is the reason for much of the incidents of heart attacks and blocked coronary arteries, well guess what its not the saturated fat but possibly the exclusion of other better fats that is the problem.
HDL and Triglycerides
what the study also uncovered was that if we were to reduce our overall fat intake and increase our CHO (carbohydrate) intake it would actually be detrimental.By increasing one and reducing the other it was found that subjects in the study had higher blood triglycerides and lower HDL (good cholesterol) so rather than being good ultimately we are doing ourselves harm.
Eating smart
Once again it gets back to most things in moderation and saturated fat is amongst those things, what i would suggest is reducing the amount of saturate fat with other fats , monounsaturated fats(olive oil),polyunsaturated oils (sunflower oil etc) so its not the overall amount of fat that you eat but more the variation.So fat isn't the enemy !
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