Description
Fats help fuel your body with energy and assist in absorbing important vitamins. Good fats are monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. They come from fish, vegetables, nuts, and seeds.
Possible Benefits
- Improve cholesterol levels
- Lowers triglycerides
- Lowers the risk of heart disease
- Improves brain function
- Improves mood
Required Equipment
None
How to Do It
Serve healthy fats at the table
Cook and bake with healthy oils such as grape seed oil or coconut oil
Try to avoid unhealthy fats and substitute them with healthy fats
Eat fish instead of beef and pork
Increase intake of foods with good fats.
Why it works
Eating unsaturated fat in place of refined grains and sugar can improve blood cholesterol profiles. It also lowers triglycerides which lower the risk of heart disease.
Time Commitment
5-10 min. Awareness
Suggested Frequency
Daily
Time of Day
Meal time
Gurus/Celebrities/Doing it
Justin Timberlake
Blake Lively
Hugh Jackman
Possible Side Effects
None
Tips
Good fats are liquid at room temperature. Check your pot/pan 15 minutes after you cooked. If extra content has hardened up after you cook you know its an unhealthy fat.
Supporting Studies and Articles
Expand Collapse- Ask the Expert: Healthy Fats https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/2012/06/21/ask-the-expert-healthy-fats/
- Fats and Cholesterol. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fats-and-cholesterol/
- The truth about fats: the good, the bad, and the in-between. https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/the-truth-about-fats-bad-and-good
