What are the bad fats to eat? unsaturated or saturated? and why?!
Answers: What is the fat that contributes to heart problems and clogged arteries? Is this also the type of fat that contributes to cellulite? Do you know why?
Actually, cellulite is body fat that comes from ANY dietary souce, including carbs, lean protein, etc., any of which can be eaten in an amount that adds excessive calories to the diet and packs on the pounds. There is no one type of food, certainly not just fats, that contributes to cellulite. Cellulite is normal body fat that looks bumpy because it pushes up through strands of connective tissue in the skin and forms pockets of fat with that cottage-cheese look.
Saturated fats are the highest source of dietary cholesterol and contributes to heart disease and stroke. Food high in saturated fats include butter, whole milk, whole fat cheese & yogurt, lard, marbled meat, chicken skin, and eggs--to name some. You can tell them because they are solid at room temperature. This is because of the saturation of hydrogen atoms, hence the name. It's a chemical description. They need not be avoided, and in fact, there are some nutritional benefits to be found in these foods; they should, however, be limited to about 10% of daily calories.
Unsaturated fats are fats that come from plant sources like nuts and seeds, walnuts, olives, avocados, soy, and cooking oils that are liquid at room temp like corn oil & canola oil, and also from some fish, including trout, salmon, and sardines. These unsaturated fats are classified as either monosaturated or polyunsaturated. They are liquid at room temperature.
I read somewhere that saturated fats come from animals, actually the sink of the animals. Saturated fats are actually the worst ones. They can clog up your arteries.
The problem with any fats is that they have about twice the calories per gram as do carbs or proteins. You should limit your fat intake to no more than 30 percent of your daily caloric intake. And stay away from trans fat (read hydrogenated vegetable oil) or any fat that would be liquid at room temperature but has been modified by the addition of hydrogen to be a solid at room temperature.
Saturated fats are the bad ones
Anything that has partially hydrogenated soybean oil as an ingredient should not be a part of your diet
saturated. it jacks up your artieries/heart
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Saturated. Saturated fats have double bonds, and are therefore harder to digest, so are just piled up in your body. Unsaturated fats have single bonds, and eventually pass.