Understand Your Fats and Fiber Christy White SCI/241 August 29‚ 2013 Simyka Carlton The fats are Trans‚ saturated‚ mono-saturated‚ and polyunsaturated. The bad fats are Trans fats and saturated fats. These fats are generally found in the foods that we all love but know that we shouldn’t eat‚ or at least eat in moderation. Saturated fats are found in foods like butter‚ milk‚ cheeses‚ and meats. Trans fats are found in foods like cakes‚ cookies and other types of baked goods as well as deep
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Understand Your Fats and Fiber Jennifer Taylor SCI/241 December 6‚ 2012 Jeff Mundt Understand Your Fats and Fiber Bad fats are saturated and trans fats. Saturated fats are mostly in meats‚ dairy products and tropical oils. Saturated fat raises both bad cholesterol and good cholesterol‚ while trans-fat only raises bad cholesterol. This makes trans fats technically worse than saturated fats. The better fats would be monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. Monounsaturated will lower your cholesterol
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Calories in Common Foods Food Size Calories Apple 1 small (4 oz.) 80 Banana 1 medium (6 oz.) 101 Grape each 2 Mango 1 (8 oz.) 135 Orange 1 (4 oz.) 71 Pear 1 (5 oz.) 100 Peach 1 (6 oz.) 38 Pineapple 1 cup 80 Strawberry 1 cup 53 Watermelon 1 cup 45 Asparagus 1 cup‚ boiled 36 Bean curd 4 oz. 81 Broccoli 1 cup 40 Carrots 1 cup 45 Cucumber each 30 Eggplant 1 cup‚ boiled 38 Lettuce 1 cup 7 Tomato 1 cup 29 Beef‚ regular‚ cooked 1 slice (2 oz.) 120 Chicken‚ cooked 1 slice (2 oz.) 95 Egg large
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Body Fat and Eating Disorders Nutrition 3/27/2013 Thea Leonard Body Fat and Eating Disorders Obesity and eating disorders have become a major problem in the United States. More than one third of U.S. adults are obese (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Excess body fat can present many problems such as heart disease‚ diabetes‚ stroke and even cancer‚ but not only do Americans struggle with obesity they also struggle with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa
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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 issue‚ nothing the government has to get into. The government could always ban unhealthy foods or put taxes on them‚ but people who really want
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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 possible number of
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high body mass index (BMI) have increased risk factors for coronary artery disease in adolescence‚ researchers found. More Video Watch: Childhood Obesity: What Parents Need to Know Watch: Is Pregnancy Weight Gain Dangerous For Child? Watch: Is This Your Child’s School Lunch? Those with a greater BMI between ages 9 and 12 were more likely to have high blood pressure‚ high levels of LDL cholesterol -- the so-called bad cholesterol -- and triglycerides‚ and insulin resistance at ages
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According to the “Face the Fats” sections bad fats are considered saturated fats and trans fats. These fats will clog arteries and cause heart disease and heart attacks. These fats are often found in foods we enjoy to eat or that taste good. Fast food‚ deserts‚ and toppings that we place on foods are usually loaded in these types of foods. Better fats are monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats. These are considered better fats due to the fact that they help reduce the risk of heart disease
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overweight1. To counteract this‚ there has been speculation over whether to introduce a fat tax. This tax would specifically target foods high in fats and sugars‚ such as; soft drinks and deep fried takeaways. The logic behind such a tax is that an increase in price would lead to decrease of demand similar to that of the alcohol and cigarette taxes respectively‚ in order to improve our country’s health as a whole. The advantages and disadvantages of the fat tax can potentially help foresee the effect
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