Articles, tagged with "types of fats", page 6
21st May 2008
Believe it or not, there is not much credibility to the idea that avoiding animals fats and consuming a low-cholesterol diet will reduce the risk of heart disease. In the past one hundred years, heart disease has gradually become the leading cause of deat...
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Author:
Jolene Wilkinson
08th May 2008
One of the main food groups, fats are composed of fatty acids, both saturated and unsaturated. Fats are a concentrated source of energy, and are, in fact, the body's energy reserve, supplying 9 calories per gram. Hard fats are usually from animal origin, ...
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Author:
Daniel Andrade
07th May 2008
Many people are frustrated because even after a period of good abs workout sessions, they still do not gain even an ounce of muscles. The reason could be in the diet. The first thing that you need to do when trying to build muscle and burn fat is to start...
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Author:
Ian Kuro
07th April 2008
It sounds like a simple question. The answer is both yes and no. Let's take each of the answers and look into the reason behind them.
Yes, fat in your food will make you fat if you are eating a diet high in fat and you aren't regularly burning it off. ...
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Author:
Sharon Sullivan
25th March 2008
Current guidelines for fat consumption are no more than 30% of total calories from fat. Most overweight or obese people consume tWice that amount. Not only does this fat cause people to gain weight, but it also increases the risk for heart disease, stroke...
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Author:
Alien
10th March 2008
To get 6 pack abs, your diet is one of the most effective weapons you can have if you want to achieve maximum potential. Abs diet is important as it not only supplies the body with the energy needed to perform your abs workouts, it gives you the nutrient...
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Author:
Ian Kuro
20th July 2007
Many people still struggle to lose weight despite the huge number of weight loss products and diet supplements on the market which would suggest that they might not be the ideal solution. However, one recent study has found that simply taking fish oil su...
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16th June 2007
It's a cruel fact of life: our brains shrink as we get older. Many experts reckon that the average brain decrease 2% during each decade of adulthood.
So as a man in his early forties, I've lost just over 4% of my brain. By the time I'm 60, I'll have lo...
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Author:
Ray Collins
21st May 2007
My intention writing this article is for you to get a clearer understanding about fat intake into your body. I used to think that I could not eat any fat at all. All fat were bad for me. Little did I know that eating fat is part of good diabetes diet pla...
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Author:
aron wallad
24th April 2007
What are those good fats in foods? What fats should you and I stay away from. This article is about trimming the fat from the fat confusion about food. After reading this article you will have a clear view about what fats in food to consume and which ones...
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Author:
aron wallad
02nd April 2007
This makes EFA's an important part of your diet. Other sources of these fats are fish and nuts. Most of the fat in my diet comes from a combination of nuts and flax seed oil.
Flax seed oils is the form in which the oil was extracted from the seed. Omeg...
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Author:
hazel
02nd April 2007
This makes EFA's an important part of your diet. Other sources of these fats are fish and nuts.
Flax seed oils is the form in which the oil was extracted from the seed. Omega-3 fatty acids which contain the majority of flax seed health benefits are ver...
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Author:
hazel
27th March 2007
Cholesterol in the Body
Contrary to popular belief, the liver creates most cholesterol and only a small percentage is acquired through food. However, the more saturated fat a person eats, the more cholesterol his or her body makes.
Cholesterol is a...
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Author:
Steve Dolan
07th March 2007
Generally patients find out about the fact that they have a high level of cholesterol in the blood during the regular blood tests they take. Before prescribing them a treatment based on pills most doctors prefer to try other methods first. They recommend ...
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Author:
groshan fabiola
06th March 2007
Flaxseed, called linseed in some countries, is a good source of dietary fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, and lignans.
Flax Seed Oil contains omega-6 and omega-9 essential fatty acids, B vitamins, potassium, lecithin, magnesium, fiber, protein, and zinc.
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Author:
hazel