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As lower cholesterol

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

As lower cholesterolTo regulate cholesterol is required to raise the good cholesterol and lowering bad. Not all fats we eat are bad, but some of them is lowering bad cholesterol.

Good fats
Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats are the best option as they help lower bad cholesterol levels while maintaining good cholesterol levels. Some foods containing these fats are peanut oil, olive oil, canola oil and nuts. Other recommended fats are avocados and flaxseed, chia seeds and others.

Fats that raise cholesterol
All animal fat and hydrogenated fats like butter and margarine (there are not hydrogenated and is indicated on the package).

Almost all fried foods have trans fats as well as most pre-prepared meals. Panaderilla bread and butter tends to have almost all fast food.
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Triglycerides

Monday, January 4th, 2010

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Triglycerides are fats, or more lipids, the body needs for the formation of structures essential for cells and therefore travel through the bloodstream. Considered a great reservoir of energy for our body. As with cholesterol, the liver is the main factory of triglycerides in our body. It is not often isolated elevation of triglycerides without alteration of other lipids such as cholesterol, but there are familial diseases and dietary changes that can condition an increase in their normal numbers will cause hypertriglyceridemia, with the consequent emergence of pathologies associated with its increase in blood.

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