Comments on: A Little About Healthy Fats http://www.caryellis.com/a-little-about-healthy-fats.html Get Healthy Now Lifestyle • Super Immunity Secrets • eBook Money Secrets • Love or Karma • Founder Virtual Earth Village Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:38:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cary http://www.caryellis.com/a-little-about-healthy-fats.html/comment-page-1#comment-250 Cary Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:12:18 +0000 http://www.caryellis.com/?p=1102#comment-250 Right on! Thanks for sharing this great info! Right on! Thanks for sharing this great info!

]]> By: Ed http://www.caryellis.com/a-little-about-healthy-fats.html/comment-page-1#comment-248 Ed Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:28:59 +0000 http://www.caryellis.com/?p=1102#comment-248 Cholesterol does not stick to the inside of arteries. Cholesterol is one of the bodies main repair tools. Blaming heart disease on cholesterol is like blaming fires on firemen. Arterial disease is a result of inflammatory processes affecting the inside of the artery wall. One of the primary causes of inflammation is eating refined carbohydrates. Another is the consumption of large amounts of polyunsaturated fats and oils. They oxidize with extreme ease while monounsaturated and saturated much less so. Both refined carbohydrates and polyunsaturated also greatly increase the dangerous form of Low Density Lipoprotein, namely the small, dense particles which become oxidized and move into the artery wall. Saturated fats, in the absence of refined carbohydrates and starches increases the production of large fluffy LDL particles which are essentail for getting cholesterol to the cells of the body and as well as being a key component of the immune system. While coconut oil can raise the level of lipoproteins (HDL and LDL), it causes a much greater increase in HDL which reduces the risk of heart disease. It is also important, as you pointed out, to use virgin coconut oil which has not been subjected to high temperatures. Reading ingredient labels is crucial. Avoid any product that lists corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, and hydrogenated anything. If you have a sweet tooth, try this experiment at a regular grocery store. Pretend you're buying dessert and eliminate anything with high fructose corn syrup or hydrogenated fats and see how long it takes to find a suitable item. Low fat also does not equate with healthy. Remember a five pound bag of sugar is fat-free. Lowfat or nonfat yogurts for example are usually loaded with fructose. The neat thing about fructose is that the body cannot burn it directly for fuel. It must first convert fructose to fatty acids in the liver before it can be utilized. Lastly, avoid any processed food with more than three ingredients and buy from the perimeter of the store. Cholesterol does not stick to the inside of arteries. Cholesterol is one of the bodies main repair tools. Blaming heart disease on cholesterol is like blaming fires on firemen. Arterial disease is a result of inflammatory processes affecting the inside of the artery wall. One of the primary causes of inflammation is eating refined carbohydrates. Another is the consumption of large amounts of polyunsaturated fats and oils. They oxidize with extreme ease while monounsaturated and saturated much less so. Both refined carbohydrates and polyunsaturated also greatly increase the dangerous form of Low Density Lipoprotein, namely the small, dense particles which become oxidized and move into the artery wall. Saturated fats, in the absence of refined carbohydrates and starches increases the production of large fluffy LDL particles which are essentail for getting cholesterol to the cells of the body and as well as being a key component of the immune system.

While coconut oil can raise the level of lipoproteins (HDL and LDL), it causes a much greater increase in HDL which reduces the risk of heart disease. It is also important, as you pointed out, to use virgin coconut oil which has not been subjected to high temperatures.

Reading ingredient labels is crucial. Avoid any product that lists corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, and hydrogenated anything. If you have a sweet tooth, try this experiment at a regular grocery store. Pretend you’re buying dessert and eliminate anything with high fructose corn syrup or hydrogenated fats and see how long it takes to find a suitable item. Low fat also does not equate with healthy. Remember a five pound bag of sugar is fat-free. Lowfat or nonfat yogurts for example are usually loaded with fructose. The neat thing about fructose is that the body cannot burn it directly for fuel. It must first convert fructose to fatty acids in the liver before it can be utilized.

Lastly, avoid any processed food with more than three ingredients and buy from the perimeter of the store.

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