Are You Eating Good or Bad Fats?

Are You Eating Good or Bad Fats?

Excess fatty tissues or lipids are one of the major causes of obesity and weight gain. Obesity and weight gain are risk factors to cardiovascular conditions like atherosclerosis. 

Are You Eating Good or Bad Fats?

Excess fatty tissues or lipids are one of the major causes of obesity and weight gain.  Obesity and weight gain are risk factors to cardiovascular conditions like atherosclerosis.  Not all foods, though, which stimulate the production of fat deposits, are awful for your health. There are good and bad fats. Having knowledge of the sources and actions of both types will help you in your quest for a healthy and fit figure.

Good fats

Good fats are also called good cholesterol or High Density Lipoprotein (HDL). They are the good type because they help the body get rid of the bad types by bringing them to the liver for metabolism, thereby reducing their concentration in the bloodstream. This will prevent lipid plaque formation, which in turn will allow the smooth circulation of blood.  The good cholesterol also is the basic structure of all steroid hormones, which are responsible in initiating several significant processes in the body like secondary sexual development and many more.

These types come mostly from vegetable, fruits and fish oils.  Do not hesitate to eat the fats from fish because they are essentially good for your body.

Bad fats

Bad fats on the other hand are also called bad cholesterol or Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL).  When in excess they form plaques and deposits in arteries and cause atherosclerosis, which is a thickening of the blood vessels because of too much adipose tissue. Atherosclerosis can lead to cardiovascular diseases like myocardial infarction (MI) and the like. Too much unnecessary fat in your body would also lead to obesity and overweight making you at risk to other pathologic conditions.

Sources of unwanted and excessive fatty tissues come mostly from meat grease, dairy products like milk, cheese, and ice cream.  Exercising may help you lose them but you have to eat less of these products to avoid unnecessary fatty tissues being stored in your adipose tissue, making you gain weight.

If you want to stay healthy, fit and trim, live a healthy lifestyle, exercise, eat good foods which cause fewer amounts of fat deposits and reduce the intake of foods which yields unwanted fatty tissues. 

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