What are the bad fats?

choijanro
choijanro Posts: 754 Member
in Food and Nutrition
what are the bad fats or not healthy fats? so that i can avoid them eating,,

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  • aquarabbit
    aquarabbit Posts: 1,622 Member
    The yummy ones! :P Just kidding. From the way that I understand it (and I'm bumping this to learn more!) there are good, ok, and bad. The good are nuts, fish, plant-based oils and such. The ok, are cheese and red meats and are fine as long as it's in moderation. Then the bad ones are the really really processed stuff like burgers, chips, and all the stuff we know we should try to stay away from anyways.
  • tdfarmer
    tdfarmer Posts: 176 Member
    From my understanding, transfats and saturated fat are what you want to avoid as much as possible.
  • pluckabee
    pluckabee Posts: 346 Member
    Trans fats.

    You want to keep away form anything partly hydrogenated
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  • choijanro
    choijanro Posts: 754 Member
    From my understanding, transfats and saturated fat are what you want to avoid as much as possible.

    tnx 4 d info,,



    and what are the healthy fats that i should eat?
  • tdfarmer
    tdfarmer Posts: 176 Member
    From my understanding, transfats and saturated fat are what you want to avoid as much as possible.

    tnx 4 d info,,



    and what are the healthy fats that i should eat?

    My understanding the unsaturated fats are good, the polyunsaturated and monounsaturated.
  • LeanneGoingThin
    LeanneGoingThin Posts: 215 Member
    From my understanding, transfats and saturated fat are what you want to avoid as much as possible.

    tnx 4 d info,,



    and what are the healthy fats that i should eat?

    Dark Chocolate, the fats from nuts, seeds, greek yoghurt...
  • mperrott2205
    mperrott2205 Posts: 737 Member
    The fat on your hipssssssssss
  • beautifulwarrior18
    beautifulwarrior18 Posts: 914 Member
    The simplest way to think of it is that anything that is solid at room temperature is bad for you (aka Saturated-coconut oil being the only saturated fat that has huge debate over benefits vs downfalls). Any thing that is liquid at room temp is heart healthy in moderation. That's as far as actual fats (oils, butter crisco, bacon grease) goes.

    As far as food it's pretty simple. Keep your diet as green and close to nature as possible and you'll be eating good fats. Keep away from the processed $#@# and you'll probably be able to avoid most bad fats.
  • JustAnotherGirlSuzanne
    JustAnotherGirlSuzanne Posts: 932 Member
    I've heard anything bought in a large plastic container is bad for you, but the stuff bought in glass is usually better. I know coconut oil is good and avocado, virgin olive, and grapeseed. The best way to know for sure would be to consult a nutritionist or go to a health food store and see what they have stocked on their shelves.
  • vet272
    vet272 Posts: 183
    From my understanding, transfats and saturated fat are what you want to avoid as much as possible.

    Saturated fat being bad for you is an outdated theory. There is no need to avoid it.

    Trans fats, yes you should avoid.

    This^^^^
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I've heard anything bought in a large plastic container is bad for you, but the stuff bought in glass is usually better. I know coconut oil is good and avocado, virgin olive, and grapeseed. The best way to know for sure would be to consult a nutritionist or go to a health food store and see what they have stocked on their shelves.

    How does the packaging affect the content?
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Trans fats.

    You want to keep away form anything partly hydrogenated

    ^^ This
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Not all trans fats are bad...
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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,222 Member
    Not all trans fats are bad...
    Correct sir. I particularly like the trans fats generated in Switzerland, the grass is greener there.:wink:
  • ngyoung
    ngyoung Posts: 311 Member
    This pretty much breaks down the differences in fats and what makes them "good" or "bad"

    http://paleomagazine.com/paleo-fats

    "What Everybody Ought to Know About Fats"

    Basically on a scale of the main types of fats from most stable and least oxidizing to unstable and/or easily oxidized (which is what causes artery inflammation and cardiovascular disease), Saturated--Monounsaturated--Polyunsaturated--Trans--Interesterified.

    Yes naturally occurring trans fats can be beneficial but the majority of trans-fats that you will come across are artificially created and harmful

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