Fats
Fat is an important source of energy for our bodies and the type of fat in the correct amount is vital for us to feel would feel better eating lessfor most, is even more important to change the right kind of fat, which is to eat less saturated fat and more fat El excess fat can lead to obesity and high in saturated fat can lead to disease cardiovascular.Una simple rule of thumb is to choose the fat “soft” rather than “hard.” In general we can say that the harder the fat at room temperature, more saturated fat butter and margarine, liquid margarine or oil used to cook if you want to eat healthy.
Why do we need fat?
Fats provide energy to the body in concentrated form and stored in adipose tissue as a store of fat is also energía.La insulation and protects the internal organs. Fats are necessary for the body to build and repair cells and produce hormones and substance similar to fat hormonas.La is also necessary for the body is able to absorb fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K Fats We also provide basic needs, essential fatty acids called grasos.El body cannot produce these fatty acids by itself so we must get through comida.Los fatty acids have effects on a number of functions in the body, including pressure blood pressure, blood clotting and the immune system.
Different fats
There are different types of fats: saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. The difference between them is the way that fatty acids are built. Most people eat too much saturated fat and very little fat poliinsaturada.Demasiada saturated fat can increase the amount of cholesterol in the blood which in turn increases the risk of disease and polyunsaturated cardiovascular.Mono can reduce the level of harmful cholesterol in the blood and reduce the risk of these diseases.
Saturated fat
Saturated fats are found in foods of animal origin and certain oils vegetales.Los foods that are high in saturated fats are for example: whole milk, butter, cheese, meat fat and meat products like sausage and bacon, cream, ice cream and cakes, chocolate, coconut oil and palm oil.
Monounsaturated fat
Monounsaturated fats are, eg: olive oil, olives, canola oil, almonds, hazelnuts, cashews and peanuts, avocado and chicken.
Polyunsaturated fat
polyunsaturated fats are the main omega-3 and omega-6. For example: Oily fish such as salmon, mackerel, herring and sardines, sunflower and corn oil, sesame seeds and sesame seed oil, flaxseed and flaxseed oil, walnuts and so on.
How much fat should we eat?
Fat contains more energy than other nutrientes.1 gram of fat contains 9 kcal (37 kJ), which is more than twice that 1 gram of carbohydrate or fat does not proteínas.Dado so full, but contains a lot of energy per gram, Too easy to get to power grasa.Puede lead to overweight and obesity. Approximately one third of the energy in a day should come from grasas.Para a woman, this means about 70 grams of fat a day and a man of about 90 gramos.Una person who moves a lot need more fat than one that is much quiet time.
Risk For the Future
Childhood obesity
Childhood obesity is a health problem that is increasingly present in our society. Poor diet, an increasingly sedentary children and lack of family concienciaón in some cases are the causes of this worrying situation.
Obesity – flickrY image is as they say nutrition experts, an obese child accumulates risk factors that will endanger their health in adulthood, giving the fact that they could get to live shorter lives than their parents.
According to the Spanish Agency for Food and Nutrition Security, about half of school cafeterias do not have a balanced menu for children. Therefore consider that from government and from society in general should make an effort to prevent obesity from becoming the “epidemic of the century”, as already known from some areas.
Where There are More Obese
There is much difference between the different countries of the world in obesity, and there are many countries with high numbers of obese. A recent investigation into this matter has resulted in the country with the highest rate of obesity is the tiny island of Nauru in the South Pacific.
According to the medical journal The Lancet, the highest rates of obesity are in Nauru black top the list of global health. The results obtained according to the average BMI of the population, resulted in a 33.9 for men and 35 for women.
Body Mass Index is an indicator of the amount of fat in the body, which is obtained as a result of dividing weight by height squared. WHO has prepared a table for weight and height, to determine the appropriate BMI for each person, and according to the average for the inhabitants of Nauru, most of them are above the acceptable.
Nauru addition, research shows that men with higher levels of overweight found in the U.S. with 28.5, 27.9 Saudi Arabia, Australia with 27.6 and closing the list are Canada, Argentina and Spain with an average of 27.5 three. Women with higher rates of obesity found in Egypt with 30.1, 29.6 Saudi Arabia, South Africa with 29.5, 28.7 and Mexico with the United States with 28.3.
On the other side of the balance is the men of Congo with 19.9 Body Mass Index is located as the most weak of the world and among women in Bangladesh can see ladies with 20.5 thinner BMI.
Indeed in this study is not intended to label any country or seek to encourage weaker in the world, because neither extreme is good. The aim is to draw everyone’s attention to follow the recommendations made by qualified institutions and look for healthy development.
Obesity is a global problem that triggers such terrible diseases as cancer. An obese person has a higher risk of heart attacks, hypertension, diabetes and even cancer. It is best to eat healthy and take care!
High Cholesterol in Children
Concern about high cholesterol at a young age focuses on the possibility of maintaining high throughout adult life and thereby increase cardiovascular risk. Until recently some chronic diseases like diabetes or hypertension were diagnosed only in adults. However, in recent years, doctors have also begun to diagnose in children and adolescents and apparently has become a trend that is increasing.
Similarly the alterations of lipids, mainly cholesterol, is not something only adults, because the cases are increasing among children and adolescents.
How cholesterol affects children?
Although children do not suffer heart attacks, concerns about high cholesterol at a young age focuses on the possibility of maintaining high throughout adult life and thereby increase cardiovascular risk, but there is no evidence in this regard so far.
Experts say there is no justification for indiscriminately to children with high cholesterol, and less to treat them as this would only cause anxiety and unnecessary expense. Yes instead recommend, analysis of cholesterol measurement for children with special risk, which includes those who meet at least one of the following conditions: High cholesterol in children
a) Family history of high cholesterol
b) One of the parents have cholesterol above 240 mg/dl
c) If the parents or grandparents had heart infarction, anginpectoris a or obstruction of cerebral vessels before age 55
d) Children with chronic illnesses like diabetes, hypothyroidism, or kidney disease
e) Children who are overweight to obesity
f) Children with multiple risk factors: significant excess weight, lack of exercise and adolescent smokers.