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Wednesday, 22 October 2008
By Eric Minden

 If you have had your cholesterol checked or you are going to for the first
time, you may have heard about trans fat. If not you should keep reading.

Trans fat is known as the enemy to our cholesterol, this is because trans
fat will lower your good cholesterol and cause your bad cholesterol to rise.
Trans fat is the worst fat you can consume due to the cholesterol changes
it will cause.

Many baked foods have trans fat, although we still like to eat them all the
time. These baked foods include crackers, cakes, cookies, fried doughnuts,
and other commercially baked foods. Margarine and other shortenings also
contain trans fat. Eating foods that are high in trans fat can lead to more
serious health conditions such as heart disease, heart attack, and stroke.

Having high levels of bad cholesterol will cause fatty deposits to accumulate
on the walls of your arteries. The accumulation of these deposits can reduce
the flow of blood through your arteries, in turn causing the blood flow to
the heart to slow down, thus causing chest pain and other symptoms of coronary
heart disease. If the deposits rupture or get the slightest tear a blood clot
could form, blocking the flow of blood to the heart. If the clot breaks free
it may move further into the blood stream and continue to block the blood
flow to other parts of the body.

The lack of blood flow to the heart will cause a heart attack. No blood to the
brain will result in a stroke. The question to you is, "is it worth it?"

While you are at the grocery store, check labels. Although this may seem as
though it is going to take up all your time shopping, it will help you out
tremendously. The less trans fat you have in your diet, the better your
cholesterol, and the better your health.

Try to avoid eating out as much as possible. Many restaurants still use oils
that contain trans fat for frying foods such as fried chicken and fries. The
more of these foods you eat the more trans fat you are taking in, which in
turn can lead to more health problems down the road.

There are plenty of foods you can eat that have no trans fat, the trick is
purchasing those foods with no trans fat. Check the labels on the products
you plan to purchase and you will stamp out trans fat for good.

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