Unsaturated fats and how they are divided
How do saturated and unsaturated fats differ? We’ve already talked about fat at a molecular level and how they contain fatty acid chains. In these chains there is a certain amount of space for hydrogen atoms, one of the three building blocks of a fat, and if all of these spots are taken up then the fat is considered fully saturated and thus deemed a saturated fat. But what if all the spots aren’t taken up? Well if there are hydrogen atoms missing from the chain then the fat isn’t fully saturated. The oxygen in the chains use this extra left over bond to make double bonds with one another and it is these double bonds that make an unsaturated fat. Read more on Fats & Oils (III)…
Filed under General Health, Heart & Circulation on Jul 14th, 2011. Comment. 
Very high cholesterol intake contributes to high blood cholesterol levels, but a more important dietary factor is a high intake of saturated fat. This is found in fatty meat products (such as pies or sausages), full-fat dairy foods, biscuits and cakes.
High cholesterol foods include offal, shellfish, eggs and dairy foods.
Other elements that also influence blood cholesterol levels include genetic factors (high cholesterol levels sometimes run in families) and lifestyle factors, such as lack of exercise. Read more on What Causes High Blood Cholesterol?…
Filed under Heart & Circulation on Feb 25th, 2010. Comment.
Cholesterol is a fatty substance that is found naturally in all human and animal tissues. It is part of normal cell structure and is essential to a number of body processes, such as the formation of certain hormones.
Cholesterol is an important ingredient of bile, which is made in the liver and released into the duodenum via the gall bladder. Bile aids the digestion of fatty foods. Cholesterol is carried in the blood stream linked to special proteins known as lipoproteins.
Much of the cholesterol present in the diet is absorbed for the body to utilise. However since the body can synthesise all the cholesterol it needs in the liver and other cells, a dietary intake of cholesterol is not needed.
“Although cholesterol is essential to sustain life, too much cholesterol in the blood can cause serious health problems”
HOW TO REDUCE YOUR BLOOD CHOLESTEROL LEVEL.
Filed under Heart & Circulation on Feb 18th, 2010. 2 Comments.
Heart Disease
At the turn of the twentieth century, heart attack did not exist – this is according to the medical books. It is stated that at the time coronary thrombosis was not heard of. The first reported heart attack occurred in 1896. They didn’t have a name for it then. Some time later the journal of medicine write about this new and curios rare condition. They called it myocardial infarction.
Today half the population is at risk from cardiovascular disease. What has happened in over a hundred years that makes the picture so different? Could it be:
1. the consumption of transfats
2. the increase of dairy products
3. increased animal protein
4. cooked enzyme-less foods
5. exposure to chemicals, preservatives in foods
6. aluminium in deodorants, cans of drinks and foods
7. contamination of Read more on Heart Disease and Diet…
Filed under Heart & Circulation on Dec 23rd, 2009. Comment.
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