What are saturated fats and why are they bad for your health?
Look on any package and you usually see the amount of saturated fat grams listed. Nice information but what is the average consumer supposed to do with that information? Why are saturated fat grams on the nutrition label and how do saturated fats affect our health? What are saturated fats? Think of fats solid at room temperature like Crisco, lard, butter or bacon fat. Look at steak, bacon, pork chops, salami and you can see the streaks of white – that is the saturated fat in the meat. Whole fat dairy foods like whole milk, whole fat cheese contain saturated fat. The chemical structure of saturated fats means the fat has no double bonds, is saturated with hydrogen and these fats can pack tightly together, and that is why saturated fats form solids at room temperature. Foods with saturated fat What foods have saturated fats? The American Heart Association is a go- to place for information on diet and heart health....