“There's a great metaphor that one of my doctors uses: If a fish is swimming in a dirty tank and it gets sick, do you take it to the vet and amputate the fin? No, you clean the water. So, I cleaned up my system. By eating organic raw greens, nuts and healthy fats, I am flooding my body with enzymes, vitamins and oxygen.”(Kriss Carr). Fats are a concentrated source of energy. Fats are needed in a diet for healthy skin and normal growth. Fats also carry certain vitamins to wherever they are needed in the body. They are a reserved supply of energy. Saturated fat on the other hand is a fat that consist of triglycerides, they contain only saturated fatty acids (carbon items that are fully saturated with hydrogen atoms). Saturated fats are the leading …show more content…
Wikipedia states that “the consumption of saturated fats is generally considered a risk factor for dyslipidemia, which in turns a risk factor for some types of cardiovascular disease. There are strong, consistent, and graded relationships between saturated fat intake, blood cholesterol levels, and the mass occurrence of cardiovascular disease” (p.5). In other words, saturated fats are not the direct cause of heart disease but it causes all these minor problems that leads to the main issue. This shows how such a small detail can leave such a big imprint on a person’s life. In the World Heart Federation’s view “comparisons between a diet low in saturated fats with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables and the typical diet of someone living in the developed world show that in the former there is a 73 % reduction in the risk of new major cardiac events” (p.2). Basically, the World Health Federation is saying that the less saturated fats you digest you can decrease your risk of having a cardiovascular disease by just eating healthier than you were before. Fit Day argues that you can bring up you bad blood cholesterol by eating foods that contain plenty of saturated fats, foods that have high levels of saturated fats make you more likely to develop a heart disease, one of the main causes of death in the United States (p.2). To put it in another way, all these little things that are caused by eating saturated fats are the big problem. Saturated fats are indirectly causing cardiovascular disease, which is why restaur ants should be limited on the amount of saturated fat that they
In the article “Paranoia about Fats is Driven by Junk Science” by Jill Richardson discusses the idea of how many Americans’ have false beliefs on the consumption of fats. Many think fats are bad and unhealthy for our diets, when in reality; we need them to maintain a healthy diet. For me and just like many others, I had the wrong impression on fats. Since many products today contain the label fat-free, I always believed that this was bad for diets. Since reading this article, it helped me take into account that eating omega-3 and omega-6; such as fish, greens, seeds, and oils are part of a well-balanced diet. This can be related to chapter 3, as omega-3 fatty acids are essential in preventing
Fat is not a Fairy Tale, written by Jane Yolen, is a lyric poem explaining how fairy tales have not accepted princesses of different sizes. Most don’t think that “fat” is something that people don’t have a problem being or some are even proud of the body that they have. They think that everyone is looking forward to that “ideal” body of being skinny, with a flat stomach, and a tiny waist. Jane Yolen used imagery and a bit of exaggeration throughout the poem. For example, when she referred to the princesses as “anorexic, wasp-waisted; flinging herself down the stairs.”
A testimonial appeal stemming from the article, was taken up by Denmark, who, in 2011 said that “any foods high in saturated fat” were to be taxed, and this was passed into law. A secondary testimonial came from the United Nations, which declared that heart disease and “uncatchable” diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, etc. pose a greater risk now than ever before. Another testimonial taken from the text was this: “Western diet is now dominated by “low-cost, highly-proc...
In the book, Low-Fat Lies High-Fat Frauds by Kevin Vigilante and Mary Flynn it discusses the low and high-fat diet controversy and the false promises that it brings. The book also mentions how High-Fat diets can be dangerous to your health and it explains how to distinguish the good and the bad fat in your diet. Many people don’t understand how importance it is to take control of their own nutrition and health. Instead, they turn to what the media, doctors, government or other health organizations say about low and high fat diets. Many of these diets such as the Atkins diet and the Zone and sugar diets have misleading flaws. It does not mean the government or doctors are trying to kill us. Misleading media is mostly propaganda and big fancy
Food science has also done some damage to people’s diets by replacing fresh food in our supermarkets to aisles of boxed and frozen food that lack nutrients in them This problem was noticed in 1977 when a document called Dietary Goals for the United States was created after rates of coronary heart disease had soared in America since World War II. In 1977, the lipid hypothesis, it proposes that dietary or saturated fat causes heart disease by raising the concentration of cholesterol in the blood. Government has been changing the Dietary Guidelines for the United States quite often which proves not even scientists know everything about nutrition. Nutritionism has led to the creation of processed foods which has been
While there are some nutrients that are commonly agreed upon to be “good” or “bad” nutrients, there are many that have been both demonized and glorified over time. For example, William Keith Kellogg claimed that protein was bad for one’s health and promoted vegetarianism. Thus, at the beginning of the twentieth century, he founded the Kellogg’s company so that he could manufactured foods containing primarily carbohydrates, including corn and wheat flakes. There have also been claims that gluten, fat, and carbohydrates are bad for one’s health. In the 1950’s, Ancel Keys declared that all fat was a cause of heart disease after studying in Naples. In reality, it is really cholesterol that causes heart disease. In response to this information provided by Keys, the U.S. government released a statement to, “reduce all meat and dairy intake.” Yet, after complaints from the meat industry, the government altered the statement to, “choose meat and dairy that reduce saturated fat
The way metabolic syndrome is related to nutrition is because this condition can lead to strokes, heart attacks and more severe conditions that can lead to death if you do not take care of your body. Carbohydrate consumption has been a factor for weight gain, obesity, diabetes, and a number of other diseases. High-fiber diets are also factors that can lead to several metabolic disorders such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity, as well as heart disease and colon cancer. Fat is a general term used to refer to oils, and the consumption of unsaturated fats, derived mostly from vegetable oils such as safflower, corn, olive and soybean oil, may be able to prevent serious disorders, such as hypertension a...
When Barry Fairbrother suddenly dies of a burst aneurysm, the town of Pagford witnesses a power struggle it is evident by the people on the parish council who want to shut down the local methadone clinic and the kids who are rebelling against their parents. Barry Farbrother’s absence seems to have an effect on a substantial amount of citizens of Pagford and Fields. Following his death there is a casual vacancy in the parish council and an election is held, the candidates consists of Miles Millison, Colin “Cubby” Wall, and Simon Price. The teenagers Andrew and Fats fed up with their parents plot against them and start revealing secrets to damage Price and Walls’ campaigns on the parish council’s website
Nutrition and physical activity are important aspects as they improve health and reduce chronic diseases. In June of this year my family physician placed me on a doctor assisted weight loss program that enabled me to eat my favorite foods but in appropriate proportions and in heathier ways. The best part about Supertracker is that it gives me wonderful tools to support me in understanding and meeting my goals. Once I created a profile through Supertracker I was provided a personal plan to follow including the amount of grains, vegetables, fruits, and protein I needed to be successful. For three consecutive days, I entered my food and activity intake into Supertracker and was able to analyze the excesses and deficiencies
In contrast with the “good fat”, there is also a negative, which is the “bad fat”. Saturated fat, which is considered the “bad fat”, has been linked to high cholesterol and heart disease. It is mostly found in milk and other milk products. Therefore, the low fat diet encourages its participants to reduce saturated fat for it is the main cause of high cholesterol level. On the other hand, even though low carbohydrate diets do not state that carbohydrates are bad; they do state that it causes weight gain; this idea gives most Americans that it is bad because it causes a person to gain weight.
For years, I have been eating what I want. Food choices are a significant factor that affects our health. What we like or crave, often, is the determining variable in what we eat. Finding the right balance of food choices is the key factor in improving our health benefits. Choosing nutrient-dense foods will provide more nutritional value than foods that are found to be low in nutrient density. Making the right choices in foods, however, is extremely difficult. Often, I find myself enthralled in the latest fad, not considering the subtext of the foods I am eating, such as nutrients, vitamins, healthy fats and unhealthy fats, cholesterol and minerals. The diet project underlined a three-day food entry intake that provided a dietary analysis report
Saturated fat and cholesterol and an increased risk of heart disease. Fiber and a reduced risk of cancer. Fruit, vegetables and grain products that contain fiber and a reduced risk of heart disease.
According to Winston Craig, “Compared with other vegetarian diets, vegan diets tend to contain less saturated fat and cholesterol and more dietary fiber. Vegans tend to be thinner, have lower serum cholesterol, and lower blood pressure, reducing their risk of heart disease” (Craig, 2009). Yet, I have always had this notion that eating vegan-style diet would just only allow me to be skinny. Through my investigation, I discovered that vegans consume greater quantities of fruit and vegetables than omnivores. In fact the fruit and vegetables that vegans consume regularly, like tomatoes or allium vegetables, has been associated with lower incidences of stroke (Craig, 2009). A allium vegetable is genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants just like onions and garlics (Craig, 2009). My biology courses through ball state have emphasized how devastating high blood pressure coming from saturated fats can be on a cardiovascular system of a human. These saturated fats are found in meat bacon, chicken, sausage, and hamburgers. Food that I typically enjoy like fast food and pizza can put me at a significant risk to develop a cardiovascular disease. Richard Bloomer found compelling evidence of a benefit within his study involving calcium balance in young adults that were vegans. In 21-day vegan diet, the end result included significantly lower overall blood
In terms of why your body needs fats from foods, it uses fat to absorb vitamins. Dietary fats will include saturated as well as unsaturated fats. One type of fat is good for your body and one isn't great at all. This is what can be confusing to most people who strive to remove fats from their diet when they're trying to lose weight.
Nutrient dense foods complement your diet very well. They serve as your nutrients for the day and therefore are needed daily. I believe I am currently eating nutrient dense foods. About 7% of my fat came from saturated fat; that is half my fat that I consumed each day. Granola bars have peanut which contains saturated fat. That is the only saturated fat that I consumed in this course of time. That is the exact amount of saturated fat that someone of my age should consume.