DISADVANTAGE FAT AND OIL

Raise Your Susceptibility to Heart Disease

• Eating fat-rich foods multiplies your risk for heart disease. This is because
foods high in trans and saturated fats and cholesterol raise your bad low-
density lipoprotein, or LDL, cholesterol.
• This can lead to a heart attack, which can further cause serious health
problems or even death. For heart health, avoid foods such as cookies,
crackers, cakes, processed meats, french fries, doughnuts, stick or hard
margarine and palm oil.
 Lead to Weight Gain
• trans fat redistributes fat tissue into the abdomen, leading to a higher
body weight even when the total calories are kept in check.
• Eating foods high in monounsaturated fats, such as sunflower oil, canola
oil and olive oil, can help promote healthy cholesterol levels and reduce
your risk of stroke and heart disease
 Make You Insulin-Resistant
• Insulin resistance refers to a condition in which your body makes insulin
but is unable to use it effectively. When you have insulin resistance,
glucose builds up in your blood instead of being taken in by your cells and
leads to diabetes. According to the National Diabetes Information
Clearinghouse, experts consider obesity, particularly extra fat around
waist, to be the primary cause of insulin resistance. Excess fat cells around
your abdomen produce hormones and other substances that can lead to
serious health issues such as insulin resistance. Scientists have discovered
that interactions in adipose tissue attract cells of your immune system to
the region and fuel chronic inflammation, favoring the development of
insulin resistance. Losing weight by cutting fat and calorie intake can help
reverse insulin resistance
 Raise Your Cancer Risk
• Research suggests that eating trans and saturated fats on a regular basis
may increase your risk for a variety of cancers, including prostate, colon
and rectum cancers, notes the Colorado State University Extension. The
fat content in meat may stimulate the generation of secondary
compounds in your body that play a role in causing cancer. Fat intake
should contribute no more than 30 percent to 35 percent of your daily
caloric intake, with saturated fats accounting for no more that 7 percent to
10 percent