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    to eat more saturated Fat Dr. Mercola – Foodconsumer.org The idea of this article is to describe how the scary idea of saturated fat wasn’t so bad for you. In fact the article states seven reasons why we need it. One reason why you need it is to improve cardiovascular risks. It says in the article that saturated fat plays a key role in cardiovascular health. The research says that when women diet‚ those eating the greatest percentage of the total fat in their diets as saturated fat lose the most

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    Fat- and Water-soluble Vitamins Vitamins are primarily classified by solubility. Some vitamins are soluble in water and others are soluble in fat. “According to The National Institute of Health‚ the body needs 13 vitamins for normal health.” This includes vitamins A‚ C‚ D‚ E‚ K and the B complex vitamins‚ thiamine‚ riboflavin‚ niacin‚ pantothenic acid‚ biotin‚ B6‚ B12 and folate. Each of these vitamins provides a variety of functions to the body which can be obtained from a well balanced diet

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    Saturated fat is frequently consumed in the Modern western diet and is highly abundant in places such as meat and dairy products. Research (5) analyze the existing controversy on whether consuming saturated fat is beneficial or not. Present (2) studies contribute to the discrepancy because they don’t consider the variation saturated fatty acids (SFA) have on individual people. Factors that contribute to the differences are genes‚ diet nutrients‚ obesity level‚ exercise‚ and lifestyle. Insufficient

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    Trans Fats Ban Doughnuts are one of my favorite foods. I don’t eat them regularly‚ maybe once a month so they are an occasional treat for me. Darryl Townson‚ owner of “Dat Doughnut” shop in Illinois makes his living from the fried sugary goodies. Recently‚ lawmakers have been pushing for a ban on artificial trans fats. Such a ban would mean that people like Townson would have to alter the way he makes his doughnuts. Here in Washington‚ a similar bill has already been passed in King County. I

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    a light pink. Method: The presence of lipids was tested for in various food substances using the ethanol emulsion test‚ the grease spot test and the Sudan III test. 1. The liquid substances were all placed in 250cm3 beakers; vegetable oil‚ full fat milk‚ egg yolk and egg white. The watsits were ground using a mortar and pestle. All of the other substances were placed into petri dishes; the butter‚ margarine and lard were placed in directly; the bacon and cheese were thinly sliced using a scalpel

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    Coconut Oil Benefits

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    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

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    "But this doesn’t apply to coconut oil" say supporters‚ they believe half the saturated fat in the old is medium-chain fatty acids which are more easier digest than the more prevalent long-chain fatty acids in other oils‚ including butter. While the scientific community doesn’t disagree‚ it urges caution. "I don’t think any health professional including myself is going to tell you to increase the level of saturated fat in your diet"‚ “like the flavor or what it does to food‚" it’s fine to use in

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    Body Fat Percentage

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    La Cruz Body Fat Percentage Body fat is very important to your body because it maintains life and reproductive organs. Excessive body fat or too little body fat is unhealthy. It can cause diseases that can be life-threatening and even genetic. Your body fat percentage should be maintained at a healthy range because it is necessary for normal body functioning and prevents any type of breakdown in the organs. The key to this is exercise and determining which type of fat‚ that is stored in

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    matured coconut harvested from the coconut palm. This oil contains saturated fatty acids and little unsaturated fatty acids. The oil’s bad reputation caused panic‚ bad health diets‚ and caused illnesses. In 1994 the Center for Science in the Public Interest put out a study claiming that a large movie-theater popcorn‚ hold the butter‚ delivered as much saturated fats as six Big Macs from McDonalds. Just imagine how much saturated fats a normal popcorn would hold without holding the butter. “Theater

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    The Big Fat Liar

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    Big Fat Liar “It is not sad that you have lied‚ it is sad because from now on no one can believe you.” This must waken up all of us. Not all white lies can be harmless; it can affect many people especially the trust given to you by them. It maybe hard to face the truth but the consequences that follows are harder. Trust cannot be given‚ it should be gained. On the other hand‚ it can be gone in a blink of an eye. It all began when Jason Shepherd failed to pass his English assignment; he lied

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