In this article, we will see what “good” fat, the doctrine that is attributed to them, is due to the benefits they bring to the body. Previously we saw the amount of fat we needed daily, as well as the antibiotics for these fats
Now we are focusing on good fats and good presumptions. These refer to two types of unsaturated fats:
Unsaturated monounsaturated fat
In the same way as before:
Are these health benefits true?
What are these benefits?
What foods contain so much fat?
Can a type of fat be 100% healthy?
What are monounsaturated fats?
These fats are less stable than saturated fats and, at the same time, more than polyunsaturated fats, so this means provides them with certain health benefits and does not share them with others. This property makes these fatty acids take different forms depending on the temperature of the environment
At room temperature, they are in a liquid state and, if cooled, they acquire a solid appearance
Foods that contain a high proportion of this type of fat, you will see, according to the research, the following benefits:
Low risk of breast cancer
Lower cholesterol levels
Less risk of a heart attack
Reduce pain in patients with arthritis
Reduce abdominal fat
Unsaturated monounsaturated fats regulate the body’s physiological functions, including the proper growth and development of children, the maintenance of brain health, and the optimal functioning of the central nervous system.
Unsaturated monounsaturated fats help improve nutrient absorption. Among these elements are essential elements, such as the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. They provide energy and help maintain the good appearance of hair and skin.
Sources of monounsaturated fats
Among the most common we find:
What are polyunsaturated fats?
This type of chemical contains more than one double bond of carbon atoms. All fatty acids contain a series of carbon and hydrogen atoms. Saturated is “saturated” with hydrogen atoms, where each carbon atom is linked to a hydrogen.
The consumption of large amounts of saturated fatty acids can cause some health risks. Unsaturated fatty acids do not keep those hydrogen atoms
If unilateralism is considered unhealthy, then polyunsaturated polyunsaturated. These fatty acids provide energy to the muscles, the heart and other organs. It also interferes with the formation of the cell membrane. It may seem the term essential fatty acids, because as the name implies, are substances not produced by the body and therefore must be added through nutrition.
Within the polyunsaturated fat there are 2 essential fatty acids:
It is worth mentioning that for this point, the key is to maintain the perfect ratio of omega 6 VS omega 3
This ratio should be approximately 2: 1 for proper health. But the reality is not like that, there are ranges of 10: 1 or even, worse, 20: 1 and 30: 1.
This is due to Western dietary habits, which include many foods that contain a high proportion of omega-6 and very low omega-3. So, a good way to balance this imbalance is to select some additions of Omega 3
Other fatty acids are important for health
Taking advantage of another material, we find MCT, or medium chain fatty acids, with many beneficial properties of the organism, especially from the mathematical point of view, due to its properties, which tend to make this type of fatty acid oxide as energy instead deposit