Some Fat Facts

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Some Fat Facts
There are basic facts you should know about fats.
There are mainly two classes of fats saturated
fat, and unsaturated. The unsaturated ones are
the polyunsaturated fats, and monounsaturated
fats. Some fats are dangerous, while some are
not. When fats come combined with proteins in
the body, they form a complex called
Lipoproteins. We will look at these later in a
broader view to see why some are desirable and
some are not, but first, lets look at the major
kinds of fats.
bonds are used up entirely, usually by another
carbon atom or a hydrogen atom, the fat becomes
saturated. That is because there is no room for
any more attachment.
Saturated fat- Fatty acids are made up of several
chains of carbon atoms, it is said to be
saturated because the carbon atoms have no free
bonds to link with other toms
Normally a carbon atom has 2 free bonds that are
ready to attach with other atoms to form a
compound. When these free
These are the bad type of fat and the one we must
avoid in trying to stay healthy. The body has a
tough time processing saturated fats, because of
the number of bonds it needs to break down in
the process. Saturated fats raise cholesterol
levels, which increases the chances of a heart
attack. For a healthy dieting plan, saturated
fats must be reduced significantly from the
diet. Examples of sources of saturated fat are
all forms of fat in animal flesh (meat), palm
oil, and coconut oil etc.
Polyunsaturated fat- Polyunsaturated fat comes in
two types omega 6 and omega 3. It is poly
because there are more than one unsaturated bonds
in the compound. It is Omega-6
because the first unsaturated bond exists at the
6th carbon atom. Same is applicable to omega3.
Omega 6 type comes mainly from vegetables, and
omega 3 come from oily fish.
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This type of fat is actually the healthy type and
helps to reduce the level of cholesterol! So
a small consumption is important for health.
Remember, small.
because the first unsaturated bond exists at the
6th carbon atom. Same is applicable to omega3.
Omega 6 type comes mainly from vegetables, and
omega 3 come from oily fish.
This type of fat is actually the healthy type and
helps to reduce the level of cholesterol! So
a small consumption is important for health.
Remember, small.
because the first unsaturated bond exists at
the 6th carbon atom. Same is applicable to
omega3. Omega 6 type comes mainly from
vegetables, and omega 3 come from oily fish.
This type of fat is actually the healthy type
and helps to reduce the level of cholesterol! So
a small consumption is important for health.
Remember, small.
Monounsaturated fat- They have only one carbon
atom carrying unsaturated bonds. They are derived
mainly from vegetable and are found in olive oil
and almond oil. They also have the ability to
help reduce cholesterol levels.
Lipoproteins They are fat-protein complexes and
play important role in the development of heart
attacks. They are two classes of these
lipoproteins.
High Density Lipoproteins- These lipoproteins
reduce the chance of a heart disease.
Low Density Lipoproteins- Increases the
likelihood of heart diseases. If the level of LDL
is higher than that of HDL, the likelihood of a
heart disease, stroke diabetes etc. is increased
and vice versa.
Fats produces very high levels of energy and the
daily intake shouldn't exceed 30 of your total
calories. In other words, for an average daily
intake of 2,000 calories, only about 600 should
be fat derived. This of course is if you are not
trying to loss weight, but if you are your
daily fat consumption should not be enough to
produce 600 calories.Every 1g of fat gives out
9 calories. That leaves you with about 66.7g of
fat per day.
But for weight loss, it should go lower than hat.
This can be achieved by cutting down on all fatty
foods and eating more of vegetables and fruits, a
little of pure carbohydrates. With little or no
fat at all, you will soon be getting used to the
low fat diet.