Healthy Eating Tips

Good Fats are the naturally-occurring, traditional fats that haven’t been damaged by high heat, refining, processing or other man-made tampering, such as “partial hydrogenation”. The best of these kinds of fats are found in fish, nuts, avocados, seeds, and even fresh creamery butter. The “Good” fats include monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats:

• Monounsaturated fats are found in olive oil, canola oil, peanuts and other nuts, peanut butter, and avocados. Monounsaturated fats lower total cholesterol and lower “bad” LDL cholesterol levels in our bodies. LDL cholesterol accumulates in and clogs artery walls. Monounsaturated fats also help to maintain levels of “good” HDL cholesterol, which carries cholesterol away from artery walls and delivers it to the liver for disposal.

• Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fats found in coldwater fish, canola oil, flaxseeds, walnuts, almonds, and macadamia nuts. Recent studies have shown that populations that eat more omega-3s, such as Eskimos (whose diets are heavy on fish), have fewer serious health problems such as heart disease and diabetes. There is evidence that omega-3 oils help prevent or treat depression, arthritis, asthma, colitis, and cardiovascular disease.

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