One of the dietary recommendations is to limit saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol. However, I find that most people are still very confused by these terms. I don’t think we have done a good job clarifying these concepts. My question: Can you name at least 5 foods that are high in saturated fats, trans fats and cholesterol?
Potato chips, fried foods and pretty all junk food. I am sorry I didn’t narrow it down but way too much stuff to name
I don’t know, but I try not to discriminate between any of them… sorry, hadn’t been a smart-alec yet today…
Foods high in sat. fats, trans fats, and cholesterol = animal-base foods.
Foods high in healthy fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated) = plant-base foods.
Except that some plant-base oils, such as coconut, are converted into shelf-stable but bad-for-us trans fats.
Trans fats not only increase bad (LDL) cholesterol, they also decrease good (HDL) cholesterol.
When it comes to choosing fats for cooking, a general rule is to choose fats that are liquid at room temperature (such as olive or canola oil) rather than solid, such as butter.
But, for me, a crumpet is not a crumpet unless it has butter on it.
somehow this whole conversation takes all the joy out of deep fried food… /sigh
and with that I’ll be quiet now
In that case, here’s a nice, butter-dripping virtual crumpet for you. 19 g carb., by the way.
Kelly, thank you for your brief yet effective tutorial on fats. Scott, I commiserate with your comments :)). Your statement reminds me of my stepson’t comments when he was eating a mini-burger. He looks at me and chuckles, “Lorena, you call this trans fat; I call it FLAVOR.” He is just precious!!! Any other thoughts about these terms?
Yes. Unfortunately this will probably unleash a can of worms. Coconut oil is not a trans fat it is a saturated fat which is vitally important for the function of our body. The coconut oil helps for the production of myristic acid (probably spelled that wrong) which is vitally important for each cell in our body and for our immune system. And canola oil has been proven to be very dangerous for us. There is another very big discussion about this. I am not sure what it is listed under but is very good about expalining about the canola oil and other fats that are so vitally important to us.
you make a great point. We first heard that all fats were bad and once people cut back on one nutrient they make up with another. So people then learned that saturated fats were bad, only to hear that not all saturated fats have the same impact on the body. The problem is, how do we translate all of these scientific information into usable soundbites. At the end of the day, people just want want to know, “what do I eat?”
I think in the end we just simpl;y have to look up different things that we would consider eating. Or else read a site like on here. I had used canola oil for quite a few years until i read this other discussion I was talking about. Then I simply removed it all from the house. And they suggested the coconut oil and i looked it up on the internet. I don’t know of a different way to find out about them all until we do. I really don’t care for olive oil and had not been using it. But Judith posted a couple of sites with different olive oils on there and now i can’t wait to try some of them. I think when we share things with each other is a great option or looking them up are the two best things we can do. So anything you have to share I would appreciate too.
here’s your answer:
Know Your Fats: The Complete Primer for
Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils, and Cholesterol
By Mary Enig, PhD
I’ve been eating more sat fat and cholesterol to replace some of the reduction in carbs and my ldl is down 20 pts in 3 months.
i eat more veg than before as well, and i walk more too, both of which i know are helping