And to all this ... What are the BAD fats?

Every single bad fat is man-made.  Once again, thanks to humanity for the hole in the ozone layer, global warming, pollution and deforestation.

Commonly called "Trans", these fats are made by bombing unsaturated fat  (the good ones) with hydrogen, until they become solid and the molecules are arranged like animal fats (saturated).

According to scientific studies (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition), 30,000 deaths annually are caused by eating Transfats, due to four main reasons:

• When we include Transfats in our diet, we exclude the good fats (poly/monounsaturated).

• Since they are artificial, Trans fats stay in the bloodstream for much longer and are more capable of clogging arteries or being stored as body fat.
• Transfats block the beneficial effects of the "good" fats we consume.
• Transfats increase the levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) while lowering levels of the good one (HDL).

I hope I was clear that Transfats SHOULD NOT EXIST in our diet at all. It's the only food we can define as "universally BAD". There is no way to combine or modify them in order to make them beneficial for our health.

GOOD FATS

The general recommendation is that our diet includes 30% fat, much of which is found in the meat, egg and dairy we consume, so it is recommended that we eat 3-5 servings of fats a day to prepare our food (oil, seasonings and nuts).

Finally these are some of the products that contain a good amount of healthy fats:

Almonds	Macadamia	Olives
Cashews	Peanuts	Avocado
Hazelnuts	Sunflower Seeds	Salmon
Walnuts	Linseed Oil
Pistachios	Olive Oil

See you next week!