Saturated fat is less healthful than unsaturated or
polyunsaturated. Doctors link too much saturated fat with cardiovascular disease.
While physicians and health practitioners advise substituting monounsaturated and
polyunsaturated fats with food that contains saturated and trans fat, it is still not that easy to eat"clean" all the time.
This may be attributable to long-chain
polyunsaturated fatty acids within fish, but also due to other nutrients like vitamin D and E, which are also important for development," said Laitinen.
POLYUNSATURATED FATS These are found in the greatest amounts in corn, soybean, and cottonseed oils; walnuts, pine nuts; and sesame, pumpkin, and flax seeds.
"Our study shows the importance of eliminating trans fat and replacing saturated fat with unsaturated fats, including both omega-6 and omega-3
polyunsaturated fatty acids.
In a study published April 12,2016 in BMJ, researchers re-examined un-published data from an earlier clinical trial that had compared the health outcomes of more than 9,000 participants, half of whom consumed a normal American diet high in saturated fats, and the other half a diet rich in
polyunsaturated vegetable oil.
Oils rich in
polyunsaturated lipids contribute vitamin E to the diet, an antioxidant vitamin which many of us need more of.
Beta coefficients diminished 15-30% after adjustment for mercury or long-chain
polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations.
The results of a series of experiments threaten to turn on its head official advice that oils rich in
polyunsaturated fats - such as corn oil and sunflower oil - are better for the health than the saturated fats in animal products.
Switching from butter to
polyunsaturated or monounsaturated spreads can help lower your cholesterol
For instance, -3
polyunsaturated fatty acids and a number of polyphenolic phytochemicals have been shown to be effective against inflammation in animal and cell models.
The meta-analysis reported that people had the same risk of heart disease whether they ate a diet high in saturated fat (in meat, dairy, and tropical oils) or one high in
polyunsaturated fats (in foods like soybean oil, mayo, salad dressing, and fish).