THE GREAT DEBATE: SATURATED FAT VS TRANS FAT Brittney Hudson.
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Transcript of THE GREAT DEBATE: SATURATED FAT VS TRANS FAT Brittney Hudson.
WHERE ARE THEY FOUND?
• Meat and dairy products
Beef Pork
Butter Cream
Whole-fat Milk/Ice Cream Cheese
Coconut Oil Palm Oil
WHAT DO THEY CAUSE?
• Increase LDL cholesterol
• Increase risk for heart disease
• Ascherio and Willett – Saturated fats increased LDL but don’t decrease HDL
WHERE ARE THEY FOUND?
Fried foods Cake
Cookies Pie
Margarine Spreads
Ready-to-use frosting Coffee creamers
Also found in other foods made in commercial kitchens
WHAT DO THEY CAUSE?
• Increase LDL cholesterol
• Decrease HDL cholesterol
• Increase risk of
• Heart disease
• Stroke
• Type II Diabetes
WHAT DO THEY CAUSE?
• Nurses Health Study – Total trans fat intake associated with elevated risk of CHD
• Costa Rica – Total trans fat intake associated with increased MI risk
• Mensink and Katan – Compared diet with 11% of calories from trans fat to a diet similar but with oleic acid. LDL increased, HDL decreased
HOW MUCH IS RECOMMENDED?
• American Heart Association:
• TRANS FAT - No more than 1% of total calories
• SATURATED FAT – No more than 7% of total calories
If you need
2000
Calories per day
This equals
15
Grams of saturated
fat per dayOr
2
Grams of trans fat per
day
2200 17 2.4
2400 18 2.6
2600 20 2.8
2800 22 3
3000 23 3.3
LABEL READING
• FDA labeling rules
• <0.5 g trans fat/serving – can claim 0g trans fat
• Serving Size
WHICH IS BETTER? SATURATED OR TRANS FAT?
• Neither!
• Trans fats may have more negative effects
• But both should be limited in the diet