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Fats & Proteins Month
Polyunsaturated Fats
Help to maintain healthy cholesterol
Have in small daily amounts
Oily fish
Walnuts
Flaxseeds
Sesame seeds
Pines nuts
Soya oil
Sesame oil
Trans Fats
These have been artificially created
THEY ARE TOXIC
These will increase cholesterol
Known as Hydrogenated fats
Fried food
Takeaways
Biscuits
Cakes
Pastries
Margarine
CHOLESTEROL
Most cholesterol is produced by your liver and its carried around the bloodstream by two types of protein. LDL (low density lipoprotein) is bad cholesterol. This can clog your arteries which then narrows the blood flow. This can also increase risk of heart disease ans stroke. HDL (High density lipoprotein) is good cholesterol which goes around your body and back to the liver.
It is recommended that your total cholesterol levels are HDL: 5mmol/l or less if you are high risk it should be 4mmol/l or less LDL: 3mmol/l or less if you are high risk it should be 2mmol/l
You can ask in class about how to help yourself to lower cholesterol
