Coconut oil has received a bad reputation for many years because it is a saturated fat, and you know we have all been told not to eat saturated fats, or to at least try and eat less of them. Coconut oil is made up of medium chain triglycerides. Most other saturated fats are made of large or long chain triglycerides. Medium chain triglycerides are absorbed more quickly into the blood stream and used for energy rather than being stored. Coconut oil also contains substances called lauric acid, capric acid and caprylic acid, these substances are antiviral, antifungal, and antibacterial which are actually very good for us. Coconut oil actually boosts the immune system and acts as a natural antibiotic that helps protect against the harmful bacteria…
* Canola oil is made at a processing plant by slightly heating and crushing the seed. Almost all commercial grade canola oil is the refined using hexane.…
Unsaturated fat provides benefits of fat in the diet without the risk of cardiovascular disease and increased LDL/HDL ratio.…
Trans fat is double trouble for your health. Trans fat raises your LDL (low density lipoprotein) “bad” Cholesterol and lowers your HDL (high density lipoprotein) “good: cholesterol. Trans fat is considered by many doctors to be the worst type of fat you can eat. A high LDL cholesterol level in combination with a low HDL cholesterol level increases your risk of heart disease, the leading killer of men and women. Trans fat is formed through an industrial process that ads hydrogen to vegetable oil, which causes the oil to become solid at room temperature. The manufactures form of trans fat, known as partially hydrogenated oil, is found in variety of food products, including:…
We have came up with a formula of simple, edible oils that have effectively made the levels of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) decrease greatly, and over time the levels dropped down to normal. The oils are derived from olive oil and rapeseed oil. The reason it is successful, is because of the oleic acid and erucic acid in the oils. These oils completely stop the enzyme that makes VLCFAs.…
If you like avocado as a fruit, your going to love using it as a health and beauty aid for your skin. Appleton’s Avocado oil contains vitamins and minerals that when used as a moisturizer can regenerate and build stronger skin cells. Skin feeding nutrients such as vitamin E, folate, lutein, and potassium found in avocado oil are absorbed through the skin to help facilitate the growth and health of new cells, while nourishing existing cells. Avocado oil is particularly useful for those with sun damaged skin or cell repair during pregnancy.....…
• 405 tonnes of canola oil sourced from canola crops in Western New South Wales.…
Furthermore, it can help to benefit individual’s insulin levels and blood sugar control. Food Sources: Monounsaturated fat is found in canola, peanut, olive oils and avocados. The Risks:…
Avocados have gotten a bad rap for being high in fat. They do contain 5 to 22% fat, but it is healthy monounsaturated oleic acid also found in olive oil. Oleic acid has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease and certain cancers, especially breast cancer.…
Are we just being told to consume these products to benefit large industrialized food corporations? According to Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn with the consumption of fatty processed foods, comes a higher risk of disease and heart attacks due to clogged arteries. Dr. Esselstyn claims that these risks can be immensely reduced if a plant-based diet is accepted. Not only can healthy individuals reduce their risk of disease, but those already combating certain diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes, can reverse the ailment and get back on track to a healthy lifestyle, discontinuing their use of prescriptions (Fulkerson,…
High fructose corn syrup is used in the production of candies, juices, jams and many other sweets, which are available in markets and consumed by lots of people. High number of companies chooses HFCS because it is easy to deal with and also it is cheap in several countries. (6)…
According to “Face the Fats” (2013), the unhealthy fats are, saturated and trans fats, tend to be more solid at room temperature (like a stick of butter). The healthy fats are monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats and they tend to be more liquid (like liquid vegetable oil). Saturated fat is found mostly in foods from animals and some plants. Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats are found mainly in many fish, nuts, seeds and oils from plants. Some examples of foods that contain these fats include salmon, trout, herring, avocados, olives, walnuts and liquid vegetable oils such as soybean, corn, safflower, canola, olive and sunflower. Both polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats may help lower your blood cholesterol level when you use them in place of saturated and trans fats, Face the Fats (2013).…
Eating a Mediterranean diet lessens the risk for other health problems such as death from heart disease, cancer, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease (2). The Mediterranean diet focuses on choosing healthier types of fats and discourages saturated fats and hydrogenated oils, these both contribute to heart disease, weight gain, and clogged arteries (2). A type of healthier fat is olive oil, which is an essential part of a Mediterranean diet (2). “Olive oil is a monounsaturated fat and can help reduce cholesterol levels” (2). Canola oil and some nuts are also sources of healthy unsaturated fats and decrease blood clotting, and the risk for sudden heart attacks (2). Making the switch from bad to good fats promotes health and…
One of the biggest advocates of cannabidiol (CBD) in the state of Wisconsin is Amylynne Santiago Volker, who has worked tirelessly to see changes in Wisconsin laws that would make CBD accessible to her nine-year-old son Nick, who suffers from Doose Syndrome. In April of 2104, Governor Rick Scott signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 267, more commonly called Lydia’s Law, which legalized the use of CBD oil for seizure disorders. Initially, there was excitement about what was considered a step in the right direction with medical marijuana, but after much assessment of the provisions of the law, parents have questions over its efficacy to serve patients like Nick who desperately need CBD oil. Many supporters of the CBD oil and legal experts have…
Chapter nine highlighted the causes of obesity, and while genetics and metabolism can play a major role on the “inside-the-body” causes of obesity, over eating and diet is also to blame for being “outside-the-body” contributors. We also learned that 66% of the population is overweight. With such staggering statistics, it seems commonsensical to me that there should be a push to ban deadly trans fats. These statistics, coupled with the fact that there are so many other obstacles to conquer on the road to living a healthily lifestyle, it appears that trans fats would be a logical road block to remove.…