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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Carbohydrates have two major functions in plants and animals: they serve as fuel and building material. Plants store most of their energy in the form of starch. Starch is a polysaccharide (consisting of several conjoined sugars). Synthesizing starch enables the plant to stockpile surplus glucose‚ and since glucose is a major cellular fuel‚ starch represents stored energy. The sugar can later be withdrawn by hydrolysis‚ which breaks the bonds between monomers. Animals‚ in turn‚ have enzymes that
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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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Understanding Your Fats and Fiber SCI/241 June 13‚ 2013 Understanding Your Fats and Fiber According to Face the Fats the bad fats are trans fats and saturated fats‚ both of these fats raises bad cholesterol levels in the blood. Monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats can lower bad cholesterol levels and are beneficial when consumed in moderation. Taking in too many fats regardless of what kind they are can eventually lead to to many calories which can lead to weight gain. High levels
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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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Understand Your Fats and Fiber SCI/241 August 16‚ 2012 Cindy Portman I am going to discuss what I understand about fats and fiber. Yes‚ your body needs fats. Dietary fats are essential to give your body energy and to support cell growth it will help protect your organs and help keep your body warm. It helps your body absorb some nutrients and produce
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Biological Molecules Pg. 2 – 7 Carbohydrates Pg. 8 – 12 Proteins Pg. 13 – Lipids Carbohydrates. L.O. 1.1 and 1.2 Carbohydrates are sugars and they are the primary source of energy for our vital functions such as breathing and sleeping. There are two types of carbohydrates‚ simple and complicated. Monosaccharides‚ disaccharides and polysaccharides. L. O. 1.2 Carbohydrates are split into different classifications depending on how many molecules they have. Monosaccharide: one sugar molecule. E.g. Fructose
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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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Nutritional Health Explaining the terms: food‚ diet‚ meals and snacks‚ nutrients Food: Food is a nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink in order to carry on life and growth. Food has been categorised as carbohydrates‚ including fibre‚ protein‚ fat and vitamins and minerals. Food allows us to keep on living. For example bread contains carbohydrate‚ meat contains protein‚ milk contains fat but it depends what milk you take‚ fruit and vegetables both contain vitamin and minerals
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In the quest to combat pre-diabetes‚ a lifestyle disease that he was diagnosed with‚ Professor Tim Noakes embarked on and advocated for a Low Carbohydrate High Fat diet. The aim of the LCHF diet is to achieve a nutritional balance of 5% carbohydrates‚ 60-70% fats and 20-30% protein‚ and claims to control insulin levels resulting in weight loss‚ body weight control and prevent insulin resistance. The control of insulin levels and the hindrance of insulin resistance are of great importance since if
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