Nutrition experts have in the past written off all fats, as being bad for you. We have heard this from all the fitness and weight loss gurus on tv and in the magazines. Is this statement entirely true?, well not entirely. Did you know that there exists more than 10 types of saturated fats?, fats are not always bad. There are fats that are actually good for your body. I have discovered some snacks and drinks that have been unjustifiably vilified and have thus accumulated a bad reputation that has no nutritional basis.
1 Alcohol
The term beer belly has long caused the perception that alcohol is completely unhealthy for your body. This is another unjustified perception that has given alcohol a bad reputation. Please don’t get me wrong, not all alcohol is healthy for you. Infarct consuming large amounts of alcohol can cause harm to your body and pocket, so I am talking about moderate amounts of alcohol consumption. A team of Harvard scientists found that out of 18 000 men, those who had an average of two drinks every day, five to seven days a week, had the lowest risk of heart attack. Researchers at the University of Buffalo found that men who consume the same daily amount have a lower level of abdominal fat than those who drink only once or twice every two weeks but down more than four drinks each time. We found that Pinot noir is the recommended choice, in terms of alcohol beverages. We recommend this drink simply because it contains more disease-fighting antioxidants than any other type of alcohol beverage.
2.chocolate bars
I know what you’re thinking, chocolate bars are not healthy, they are high in sugar and fat. That may be true but you also forget that they are also rich in cocoa and cocoa is rich in flavonoids. This is the same compound found in red wine and green tea. In a recent study, Greek researchers found that consuming dark chocolate containing 100mg of flavonoids relaxes your blood vessels improving blood flow to your heart. Good quality dark chocolate like lindt is always recommended but don’t overdo it, remember to always consume in moderate amounts. 3.coconut Health experts have long warned that coconut will clog our arteries, as it contains more saturated fat than butter. Even though coconut is packed with saturated fat, it appears to have a beneficial effect on heart disease risk factors. The main reason for this phenomenon is that more than 50 percent of its saturated fats contain lauric acid. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reports that even though lauric acid rises LDL(bad) cholesterol, it boosts HDL(good) cholesterol even more. This has an overall effect which reduces your risk of cardiovascular disease. The rest of the saturated fats within coconut have little or no effect on cholesterol levels. We recommend shredded, unsweetend coconut as part of your anytime snack, straight from the bag. Please I cannot reiterate this again, moderate amounts only.
3.pork rinds
We think that they are bad because they are literally cut from pigs and are unfortunately deep fried. What is really surprising is that a 30g serving contains zero carbohydrates which comprises of 17g of protein and 9g of fat. That’s 9 times the protein and less fat than you’ll find in a serving of carb packed potato chips. You’ll be surprised that 43 percent of a pork rinds fat is unsaturated and most of that is oleic acid.
4.sour cream
Unfortunately 90 percent of sour cream comprises of kilojoules derived from fat. But although the percentage of fat is high, the total amount isn’t as high. Consider that a serving of sour cream is two tablespoons, which provides just 220 kilojoules that is equivalent of a single tablespoon of mayonnaise also consider that sour cream has less saturated fat than a 360ml glass of two-percent reduced fat milk. I recommend that you rather consume full-fat sour cream
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