subject: Don't Believe The Skeptics - Saturated Fat Is Beneficial For Your Health [print this page] We have all heard those government health officials telling us, time and again, that saturated fat is not something that we should contain within our diet, but despite all of this we should view it as not only okay for us, but actually significantly beneficial. They tell us how saturated fat is supposed to clog our arteries and lead us to die a premature death from heart disease, which is enough to scare anybody away from purchasing and using any product. These days it is trendy to talk about how bad saturated fat is for us and to advise us to eat supposedly healthy alternatives, according to the advisers. Just consider though how human beings have, since the dawn of time, been eating a diet that is high in saturated fats. Somebody could argue that we have evolved to such a state that we cannot now process these fats as we used to and this is the reason why we should avoid them, but it could also be true that we are being fed a diet of bad information. This latter idea seems more palatable.
Consider the benefits of eating saturated fat in your diet:
Fat is a very important source of fuel, essential for our daily energy needs. Almost half of the fat in our body is composed of saturated fat and is what ancestors used to survive in difficult times, as it is fairly easily stored within our bodies. Due to the difference in composition between saturated fats and unsaturated fats, cooking can be hazardous to your health unless you are adequately educated about the risks. Understand that polyunsaturated fats can become unstable when heated, creating the formation of free radicals that are known to be damaging to our cellular structure. A reliance on polyunsaturated fat can lead to heart disease itself, despite the option being touted as good for our hearts. Monounsaturated fats, in more than small doses, have been linked to the early onset of cancer and premature aging, while the unsaturated fat alternatives such as coco or corn oil can lead to a diet low in essential Omega-3 fatty acids.
Considering our bone development and structure, saturated fat is vital, mostly due to its calcium content. The vitamins K2 and D, which are essential for our healthy development, can be found in this fat type. Saturated fat is very beneficial for your skin, as well. We know how premature aging can be caused by the sun and how we are all at risk from developing skin cancer, so the benefits of this fat in making our skin cells more resistant, cannot be underestimated.
Fats that compromises lung function and lead to asthma are the trans fats. Whereas saturated fats assist in synchronizing activities within our bodies. They are essential for the production of hormones, responsible for the padding around of internal organs as the heart and the quality of function of our lung capacity.
We all know how important for our health the essential fatty acids are. They cannot be produced by the body but they must be consumed trough diet. What helps to protect essential fatty acids from oxidation and ensures optimal effect, is the proliferation of saturated fats.
