Food With Fat For Health Benefits

May 14, 2011 · Filed Under General Fitness Information, Tips and More, Health Myths Exposed and Busted- Important Information, Tips and More, Heart Healthy Diet Plan, Exercises Tips, Foods Recipes, Snacks, Desserts and More · Comment

Fatty Foods

Fat has an important role to play in the smooth functioning of body just like how protein is important for muscle building, carbohydrates for energy and vitamins and minerals for other nutrition. The minimum requirement of essential fat for men is 2-5% and women is 10-12%, anything below which physical and psychological health would be effected. When one consumes fat more than the daily requirement it then it gets stored in the belly, thighs and all over the body. Fat helps in healthy cell function and keeps the skin healthy and stores energy in the body and provides 9 calories per 1 gm of fat.

Essential fat is required for brain functioning, bone marrows, central nervous system muscles and healthy functioning of the body

It provides cushion to internal organs of the chest and abdomen. These essential fats are often confused with the bad fats that increase the LDL bad Cholesterol. Essential fats actually increase the HDL good cholesterol levels improving heart health and improves the flow of blood in the arteries.

Here is a list of Fatty foods for good health

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7 Essential Nutrient Checklist

February 26, 2011 · Filed Under Healthy Diet Tips for Weight Loss and More · Comment

Some nutrients are important for healthy living and play a important role in daily body metabolism. We eat nutritious food most of the time, but are you meeting your daily requirement? Most of the health problems are due to the imbalance of the nutrients.

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Coconut- High fat calories & healthy?

March 22, 2010 · Filed Under Health Foodie- Tips and Information, Heart Healthy Diet Plan, Exercises Tips, Foods Recipes, Snacks, Desserts and More · 2 Comments

Coconut is commonly used in many Indian cuisines. Did you know that coconut contains more saturated fat than butter itself (by weight comparison). 1 cup of coconut contains 27 gm of fat of which 24 gm are saturated fat. Each cup accounts for almost 300 calories. In fact one cup of coconut contains more saturated fat that your daily recommendation. Considering the amount of fat that it contains and the resulting calories, you would think its unhealthy, and will clog your arteries.

But is it really. We don’t think so. Read on to find out.