Face the Fats According to the American Heart Association‚ there are four different kinds of fats. These fats are necessary for the body to give it energy‚ support cell growth‚ absorb nutrients‚ and produce important hormones. Each of these fats has different chemical structures and physical properties. The bad fats tend to have a more solid structure when at room temperature and the good fats are more like a liquid. So‚ what are the good fats and the bad fats? Good fats such as‚ monounsaturated
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There are four types of fats. Although there are bad fats and better fats‚ they are necessary to support cell growth and give your body energy. The bad fats are saturated fats and trans fats which are more solid at room temperature like a stick of butter and trans fats are liquid such as vegetable oil. Theses fats raise bad cholesterol levels and clog arteries putting you at risk for heart disease. Monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats are the better fats that can lower bad cholesterol
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SLIDE 3: Slide Title: Good Fats Speaking points to add details and support: -There are many types of good fats but these are the main ones. -Monounsaturated fat is a type of good fats. This fat can be found in most oils such as olive‚ canola‚ and peanut oils. It is also found in avocados and nuts. -Polyunsaturated fats are another type of good fats. Polyunsaturated fats can be found in other oils that are plant-based‚ some examples are safflower‚ sunflower‚ soybean‚ corn‚ sesame‚ and cottonseed
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Saturated Fat Saturated fat is a type of fat in which the fatty acids all have single bonds. It’s made up of two kinds of smaller molecules called monoglyceride and fatty acids. The fat is linked with a double bond. Double bonds can work with hydrogen to form a single bond. When the second bond breaks‚ each half of the bond is attached to a hydrogen atom. Saturated fat is mixed in all kinds of our everyday food. Its mixed in lamb‚ pork‚ butter‚ cheese‚ beef fatty ‚etc. Many of our baked
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Understand Your Fats and Fibers Name here teacher SCI/241 Date here Understand Your Fats and Fibers 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
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Energy is stored in the body mostly in the form of fat‚ which is needed in the diet to supply essential fatty acids‚ substances required for growth but not produced by the human body. Dietary fat is needed to carry the fat-soluble vitamins A‚ D‚ E‚ and K and to aid in their absorption from the intestine. Fats are a group of chemical compounds that contain fatty acids. There are three main types of fatty acids: saturated‚ monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. A saturated fatty acid has the maximum
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Fast‚ Fat‚ and Naggy “McDonald’s operates more playgrounds than any other private entity in the U.S. It is responsible for the nation’s bestselling line of children’s clothing (McKids) and is one of the largest distributors of toys” (Schlosser 4). According to James McNeal‚ a marketer at Texas University‚ before the 1940’s‚ children were not even viewed as consumers‚ but as future consumers (10). After WWII‚ the baby boom occurred‚ and by 1950 the under-five population was 16‚163‚000 (McNeal 10)
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In the article “Big fat tax is no gut buster” author Susie O’brien attacking the new tax on the fast food industry. By the opening slogan‚ “DON’T tax the big mac” she asserts her position on the tax. Written in bold the slogan immediately catches the eye and as it cleverly rhymes is very memorable. The author continues in cementing her standing on the issue by saying that a junk food tax is not the answer and the rhetorical question that‚ “why should reducing our weight start with our wallets?” Her
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Saturated fat Saturated fat has all single bonds. Saturated fats are made of long chains of carbon atoms and they are together by single bonds such as; (-c-c-) they also can be linked by double bonds. Double bonds can react with hydrogen so it can form a single bond and that’s called saturated. They call it saturated because the bond will break and each half would connect to a hydrogen atom. Things that saturated fat is in are: cream‚ cheese‚ butter‚ and other dairy products. Saturated fats is also
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Christopher Hardy February 4th‚ 2014 Mr. Harrison There are so many things the government allows like guns‚ weapons‚ cigarettes‚ etc. which all cause danger and can all lead to death. Does the government really need to be our nutritionist’s and regulate what we can and can’t eat? Recently the government has been trying to create bans and laws against very fatty and unhealthy food products. It’s no surprise people are overweight in this country and around the world but that is that person’s personal
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