By Stan Metcalf
Eating a healthy supply of dietary
fats is vitally important to maintaining proper nutrition and having a properly
functioning body. However, by consuming the wrong kind of fats, the opposite
can occur. Eating fats that are heavily processed can cause damaged cellular
function to your body, causing your body to work harder which leads to many
long term health conditions.
Here are the top 5 fatty foods you
should avoid:
Any Food That Contains Trans Fat - Trans Fatty Acids, otherwise known as hydrogenated oils,
definitely make the list of worst fatty foods to eat. Trans fats are created
from oils that go through the process of hydrogenation. When oils go through hydrogenation, they are heated to high temperatures and chemically altered,
making them cancer causing. Trans fatty acids also go through a bleaching and
deodorizing process, which makes them really unhealthy for the body to consume.
Trans fatty acids are linked with
many diseases such as obesity, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. Trans fatty
acids can damage the body even when they are consumed in small amounts.
Unfortunately, hydrogenated oils are
found practically everywhere because they are cheap and convenient for food
manufacturers to make large quantities of processed foods. If you are trying tolose weight or simply just want to eat foods that are healthy for your body,
make sure to read the labels on everything you buy and stay away from anything
that includes hydrogenated oil or partially hydrogenated oil.
Whole Milk - Whole milk found in grocery stores is homogenized andpasteurized. This processing strips milk from most of its natural vitamins and
minerals and then adds the nutrients back in after the processing. This process
makes the milk extremely high in fat content and is damaging to the body. Raw
milk, on the other hand, or milk that is still in its natural state, is
beneficial to consume. Raw milk has significant amounts of omega 3 fatty acids,
otherwise known as the good fat, and has not been pasteurized or homogenized.
Processed Meat - Processed meats are extremely high in fat and sodium and
are one of the main contributors to excess body fat. Processed meats contain
many chemical additives including sodium nitrate, and food coloring. Once
again, because of the processing, many unhealthy properties are added to meat
that make them harmful to the body. Consuming a diet with processed meat is one
that is again linked to chronic disorders like cancer, diabetes, obesity, and
heart disease.
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