Trans fat

personal lives? I believe the pros weight out the cons in the government regulating the amount of trans fat and sugar we intake. Most people do not know the difference between good trans fat and bad trans fat. There is natural trans fat that comes from naturally raised animals such as cows, and artificial trans fat which is processed in big factories. Factories which processes these artificial trans fat should be shut down. I believe the government should…

the nation can be dramatically developed by enforcement of these legislations. For example the article “Trans-fat ban made fast food a bit healthier in NY” by Lauren Neergaard, explained how the banning of trans-fat in restaurants in New York City has made a dramatic decrease of people’s intake of the artery-clogging fat. Because trans-fat is the worst kind of fat – closely next to saturated fats- it is essential that the consumption…

Saturated and Trans fats are considered unhealthy fats. Trans fats are also called partially hydrogenated fats because the oils are converted in a solid fat at room temperature changing the carbon to carbon double bond to a carbon to carbon single bond structure (McGuire et al., 2013, pg. 128). Saturated fats contain carbon to carbon single bonds in its structure, then making its structure more rigid, less likely to bend in shape, and solidifying it at room temperature (McGuire et al., 2013, pg.…

digestion, and many others (Ware RDN LD, 2015). These health benefits can often be traced back to the organic compounds found within the fruit. There is a common misconception that avocados are not good in a healthy diet because of their high fat content. However, the fats contained…

3 Fats The word fats refer to the lipid food group and it is used to mean both fats and oils. The unseparated fats and oil in foods such as grains, nuts, dairy products, eggs and meats are the example of ‘invisible’ fats that usually more than fifty per cent of our normal fats intake (Ghotra et al, 2002). Fats and oils are calorie-dense food item which give nine calories per gram compared to the carbohydrates and proteins which are four calories per gram respectively. Foods that rich in fats…

Protein give 4 calories per gram. The body can utilize protein calories with 3 way; accumulate protein in fat stores, consume it as an energy or utilize it to fulfill functions essential to life. Calories from protein will be used as an source of energy when the body is missing fat or carbohydrate calories for fuel. When the body get sufficient quantities of proteins, fats, and carbs, protein will accomplish its specific functions. These proteins functions include replacing of old cells,…

written with personal experience, outside sources, and scientific knowledge. Throughout the book she discusses which foods are real and which foods are not, such as real meat, real fat, real milk, butter and cheese, and even real fruits and vegetables. She also discusses the importance of each macronutrient such as protein, fat, and carbohydrates and how each of these play an important role in the human body. Nina has great care for foods that are beneficial to our bodies, and has great concern…

FAT The diet world is urged to forbid fat it from diets as often as possible. Yet, as many things the diet world forbids, fat has extremely important health benefits. Fats belong to the macromolecule group of lipids. Lipids are extremely important to the body, and cannot be cut out of one's diet completely. The primary role of lipids in your body is to provide energy for muscles and body processes. Half of the fuel the body needs when it is resting or doing an everyday activity comes from lipids…

you lost weight and this weight was fat, happy please, otherwise worry. The loss of muscle mass all it does is slow your metabolism, making it cost more to lose body fat. The process of lowering the% fat does not happen overnight, and to achieve this requires a healthy diet with adequate training. Women are physiologically more fat than men: the normal range is between 18 and 28%, while for a man is between 8 and 20%. Should we eliminate carbohydrates to lose fat? Carbohydrates are the only…

What is the act that people from all around the globe share? They share the act of eating, most importantly eating meat in all its forms whether it be beef, pork, poultry, seafood, and more less common ones depending on the geographic area. This may give some people heart attacks or cause even a few to faint from the shock, but there are people gracing this earth who don’t enjoy or have interest in the act of eating meat at all. Their mouths don’t start salivating when they see a barbeque rib;…