Dietary Fats — The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Dietary Fats

Finally the low-down on dietary fats, those which are good and those not so good.

Story at-a-glance

• Omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs) are unstable and easily damaged during processing and refining, so that in the bottle they contain toxic breakdown products; when these oils are heated they degrade further, generating additional toxins
• Eating refined, high-PUFA vegetable oils is also harmful because the refining removes most of the antioxidants, so that the nondegraded omega-3 and omega-6 are more prone to breaking down in your body
• When the PUFAs degrade inside your body, they form dangerous high-energy molecules called free radicals that damage everything they contact, including your enzymes, cell membranes and even DNA

How Good Fats Prevent Heart Disease

The Important Role Of Omega-3 Oil

 It is so important to be aware of the good fats that prevent heart disease in our food consumption.  Too many people suffer from heart disease through lack of awareness of the dangers that lie in bad fats in their diet.

• A recent analysis found regular consumption of fish and other omega-3- rich foods may lower your risk of a fatal heart attack (myocardial infarction) by about 10 percent
• Omega-3s EPA and DHA from marine animal and plant sources are NOT interchangeable
• Plant sources that contain omega-3 ALA do not provide the same benefits as theomega-3s you find in marine sources

How Good Fats Prevent Heart Disease

The Important Role Of Omega-3 Oil

 It is so important to be aware of the good fats that prevent heart disease in our food consumption.  Too many people suffer from heart disease through lack of awareness of the dangers that lie in bad fats in their diet.

• A recent analysis found regular consumption of fish and other omega-3- rich foods may lower your risk of a fatal heart attack (myocardial infarction) by about 10 percent
• Omega-3s EPA and DHA from marine animal and plant sources are NOT interchangeable
• Plant sources that contain omega-3 ALA do not provide the same benefits as theomega-3s you find in marine sources