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Are you ready for one of the biggest myths in the weight loss industry? Here it is: It’s the fat in our diets that is making us fat!

This common mistake is far from true. The fact is, your body needs fat to burn fat. Your brain’s fatty cells also need fats in your diet. Fats are a source of energy; they provide the building blocks for membranes and a variety of hormones and are carriers for vitamins and mineral help with absorption.
 
Not all fats are good, that’s for sure.  There are both ‘good’ and ‘bad’ fats and the most important thing is to be able to differentiate between the two. As a general rule, good fats are mono-unsaturated, polyunsaturated and saturated fats.

Mono-Unsaturated Fats = GOOD
Some good sources of mono-unsaturated fats include peanuts, almonds and avocados which are all great for you.

Poly-Unsaturated Fats = GOOD
Good sources of poly-unsaturated fats are walnuts, salmon, trout and sunflower seeds.

Saturated Fats = GOOD
Good sources of saturated fats can be found in Diary and poultry.

Bad fats are ‘trans fats’ (which are linked to cancer). Make sure you read the label of food and avoid anything that says “hydrogenated”. These bad fats lower your HDL (good cholesterol) and increase your LDL (bad cholesterol), they clog arteries, cause insulin resistance and contribute to diabetes.

Trans Fats = BAD
Food with high content of ‘trans fats’ include deep fried foods like chips and

The important thing know is that you need to add healthy oils in your diet like sesame oil, sunflower oil and virgin olive oil. You probably know about the tremendous benefits of virgin olive oil.

There’s also flax-seed oil which provide your body with Omega 3 acids. Flax-seed oil helps lower cholesterol and blood triglycerides and prevents clots in arteries. It protects against high blood pressure, inflammation, water retention (an important part in any weight loss plan), the list goes on.

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High cholesterol levels is one of the risk factors for atherosclerosis along with smoking, overweight and having high blood pressure. High cholesterol is defined according to your age, so what’s high for you may not be high for your parents.

High cholesterol is defined as a total cholesterol level higher than 5.2 mmol/L which is 200 mg/dL in American units. It’s confusing for most of us.

You have two types of cholesterol in your blood – good and bad. High cholesterol is called as a silent disease because there are often no visible symptoms – until something serious happens.

If left untreated it can lead to serious complications, sometimes even death. That makes it very important to have your colestrol checked – properly – by your doctor. It won’t go away on its own. Before you think about taking medication you may want to consider lifestyle changes – they can be easy to make and can have dramatic results and you can also avoid the so-called statin side effects

LDL is called the bad cholesterol and it has a higher fat-to-protein ratio than HDL – which is usually called the good cholesterol. Cholesterol from LDL is the main source of buildup and blockage in your arteries. So the more LDL cholesterol your blood contains the greater your risk of heart disease.

Lowering your cholesterol levels can slow, stop, or even reverse the buildup of plaque. It can also reduce your risk of a heart attack. One of the ways you can achieve that is by learning all you can about high cholesterol foods.

General texts like this are not intended as a substitute for competent, professional medical advice. As with anything medical, you should consult your physician for his advice before you consider making any changes, or taking any medications.