Saturated Fat and Heart Health: Nutrition, Fats Rewiev

Nutrition: Fats
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Nutrition: Fats
Saturated fats have been assumed to be dangerous to health with claims that they cause heart disease by increasing the cholesterol in the blood. Despite this, no experimental evidence has linked the saturated fats to heart disease (Danahy, 2015). Although national health organizations such as the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association suggest that eating saturated fat from all sources increases the chances of heart diseases and stroke. Reviews from other commentators show that not all saturated fats are the same. Suggestively, the products do not have the same effect on human health. For instance, fats found in whole milk, coconut oil, or salmon are different from those in pizza, French fries, and processed food products (HelpGuide.Org, 2016). The reduced saturated fat intake has been coupled with an increase in obesity rates in the country as people have turned to the consumption of refined carbohydrates and sugar that have tremendous negative effects on weight on heart health (Danahy, 2015). Considerably, the saturated ...