| On the contrary to what you have been told with all | | | | which contributes to the plaque formations and |
| of that very slick advertising and marketing and | | | | ultimately, heart disease. When consumed, saturated |
| obsession with the low-fat or fat-free diet, saturated | | | | fat produces less lipoprotein (a) than unsaturated fat. |
| fats are not the harmful monsters they are | | | | -Thus, a person used to eating more saturated fat |
| sometimes portrayed to be. Saturated fats are in | | | | and less unsaturated fat may well reduce the chance |
| fact part of the necessary requirements for a | | | | of heart disease. |
| healthy diet and are needed in adequate amounts for | | | | 4.Saturated fats protect the liver from toxicity. |
| the body's metabolic nutritional requirements. They | | | | 5.Omega-3 essential fats work better when aided |
| are found in meats, poultry skin, dairy products and a | | | | with saturated fats. Omega-3 fats of the elongated |
| range of oils of the tropical sorts, like coconut and | | | | kind, such as those found in fish oils are well retained |
| palm oils. | | | | in body tissue, care of saturated fats. |
| What roles do saturated fats play? | | | | 6.Unbiased evidence reveals that saturated fat does |
| 1.About half of our cell walls are made up of | | | | not contribute to artery clogging, as mentioned |
| saturated fat. Saturated fat contributes to the | | | | earlier. For examples, look at an excellent article online |
| structural integrity of the cell wall (phospholipid | | | | written by Mary Enig et al. The article is entitled 'The |
| bilayer) and offers sound protection, stopping any | | | | Skinny On Fats' and is well worth checking out. |
| unwanted material on the outside from getting in. | | | | 7.A healthy heart loves to draw in on saturated fats |
| 2.Saturated fat aids bones in the vital role of calcium | | | | such as coconut oil, and stearic acid found in cocoa |
| utility. For this to function at an optimum level, around | | | | and beef when in times of effectively handling stress. |
| 50% or more of the fat diet should be saturated fat. | | | | 8.Saturated fats help fight fungal infections. Caprylic |
| 3.Perhaps this fact is not so well known in | | | | acid found in coconut oil helps fight candida. |
| mainstream. Saturated fat can reduce heart disease. | | | | 9.Saturated fats help fight off harmful |
| When plaque formations on the inside of arteries build | | | | micro-organisms. |
| up, this could lead to heart disease. The so-called | | | | 10.Saturated fats are immune system building, giving |
| named bad cholesterol and a sticky protein bind | | | | protection against disease. |
| together to form a substance called Lipoprotein (a), | | | | |