Fat Cholesterol And Blood Triglycerides

Fat, Cholesterol And Triglycerides

These last two are called w-3 polyunsaturated ( omega-3 ) fatty acids, while the rest are called polyunsaturated w -6 ( omega-6 ).

In relation to cholesterol, saturated animal fat intake appears to be a major factor in the LDL level increase, thus being animal fat a food that should be eaten with caution.


There are also not only foods that containing saturated fat , but rather also fat in cholesterol form. As principal, we can mention the brains, egg yolk, or kidneys.

Butter contains less cholesterol than margarine, milk contains very little, and yogurt seems even promote its elimination according to recent studies. As for the meat ( not greasy ), pork is which more have cholesterol content.

Fruits and vegetables contain no cholesterol at all. Anyway not be fanatical with this topic, because that would produce us stress that we could raise cholesterol.


What I find interesting is maximum meat consumption rationalization and especially animal fats. If the saturated fatty acids have a negative effect on cholesterol levels, unsaturated produce the opposite effect.

Vegetable oils consumption has been shown to be an effective method for reducing the triglycerides amount and LDL, while the HDL does not reduce. Also produce a change in the LDL composition that becomes less oxidizable, thus likely decreases considerably atherogenesis.

They also protect the cardiovascular system and rinsing the blood and decreasing platelet aggregation, thereby decreasing the clots formation likelihood.

The body can produce monounsaturated fatty acids,but  polyunsaturated  come exclusively from the diet, so they are called essential fatty acids.

Although so I said above, polyunsaturated are imperative, it has been shown that an excess of w-6 fatty acids may increase the risk of carcinogenesis and cardiovascular disease.

However , this problem is not observed in the use of monounsaturated or polyunsaturated w-3 fatty acids. It has also noted the negative effect of excess polyunsaturated generally on the immune system.

Olive oil is basically composed by oleic acid, which is monounsaturated, while in the other vegetable oils ( soybean, sunflower, canola, corn , etc . ) predominate w-6 polyunsaturated, particularly linoleic acid. Peanut also contains a high oleic acid percentage.

Part    |    1   |   2   |   3   |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |   10   |