Guest guest Posted December 4, 2001 Report Share Posted December 4, 2001 FATS called ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS are CRITICAL to GOOD HEALTH!! ESSENTIAL FATTY acids ARE FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN VITAMINS!! BUT....... ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS ARE DESTROYED DURING THE PROCESSING OF OUR FOOD!! FATS ARE basically... DIFFERENT FATTY ACIDS. SATURATED FATTY ACIDS ...ARE SOLID even at room temperature because they are STRAIGHT MOLECULES. MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS ....such as... OLIVE OIL have one kink... or bend. They form FOODS that are LIQUID at room temperature, but SOLID... in the refrigerator. POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS... or PUFAS, have two or more links. This... makes them " LIQUID " even when refrigerated. ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS ARE PUFAS--- THESE ARE THE FATS ESSENTIAL TO HEALTH. NO OTHER FATS are REQUIRED for GOOD health. IF YOUR DIET IS LOW IN EFAS...IT CAN CAUSE YOU TO !!CONSUME!! " EXTRA " CALORIES BECAUSE THE BODY DOESN't GET THE " RIGHT " NUTRIENTS without EFAS... IT CONTINUES TO SEND THE " HUNGER " SIGNAL!!! ALL THE EXTRA CALORIES TAKEN IN CONTRIBUTE TO WEIGHT GAIN from EXCESS " SATURATED " FAT storage!! FUNCTIONS OF ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS: ALL YOUR CELLS AND VITAL ORGANS NEED ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS TO WORK WELL. PUFAS ARE USED... FOR... ENERGY!! ALSO THEY ARE NEEDED TO MAKE CELL MEMBRANES. The quality... and type... of many HORMONES produced by the body depend on the AMOUNTS of EFAs in the blood. How many times have you heard it said... YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!! It's True!! If you eat... foods high in saturated and hydrogenated fat...the majority of the fat in your body will be solid; your arteries... will become hard, and you will develop HYPERTENSION or HIGH blood pressure. If you eat foods high in PUFAs, or Essential Fatty Acids, your ARTERIES... will remain SOFT and the blood is less likely to obstruct arteries with clots or cause a stroke or a heart attack. THE KINKS... IN MONOUNSATURATED AND POLYUNSATURATED OILS CAN BE CHANGED... FROM THEIR NATURAL FORM... by... COOKING, PROCESSING AND HYDROGENATION!! HYDROGENATION IS A PROCESS THAT CHANGES LIQUID OIL INTO... AN UNNATURAL SOLID FORM!!! THE ALTERED SHAPE IS KNOWN AS A TRANS FATTY ACID OR... TFA. Trans Fatty Acids ARE IDENTICAL TO THE STRAIGHT, SATURATED MOLECULES WHICH MAKE UP SOLID FATS. IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING ELSE HERE... REMEMBER THIS!!! TRANSFATTY ACIDS INTERFERE WITH THE PROPER CONSTRUCTION OF OUR BODY'S CELL WALLS! WAIT A MINUTE!! Did you know that... CANCER CELLS ARE nothing more... than ABNORMAL CELLS??? GET THE PICTURE? I DO!! TRANSFATTY ACIDS (i.e. Hydrogenated fats) HAVE NO KNOWN DESIRABLE FUNCTION, INCREASE the RISK of HEART DISEASE, and may INTERFERE WITH ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID ACTIVITY!!! PEOPLE WHO EAT HYDROGENATED OILS ACCUMULATE TRANSFATTY ACIDS in their blood! Although CHOLESTEROL- has long been blamed for heart disease, HIGH CHOLESTEROL levels can actually be a SYMPTOM of EFA DEFICIENCY. Since the BODY is trying to MAKE CELL MEMBRANES OUT OF " STIFF " SATURATED, monounsaturated, AND TRANSFATTY ACIDS, IT SIMPLY COLLECTS THE CHOLESTEROL within the arteries TO TRY AND SOFTEN THE CELL MEMBRANES and make them more flexible. IF LEVELS OF... ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS ARE RAISED by the proper dietary changes... CHOLESTEROL LEVELS OFTEN DECREASE!! AS MEMBRANES BECOME MORE " FLUID " ! ANY DIET THAT IS LOW IN... ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS Increases YOUR RISK of... CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, HORMONE ABNORMALITIES and... DECREASED BRAIN FUNCTION!! Eat foods with EFAs, take Fish or Flax oil capsules for proper EFA supplementation. Black Currant and Borage oil is also good. IF YOU WANT TO REDUCE your chances OF BECOMING DEFICIENT IN EFAs, YOU SHOULD EAT LARGE QUANTITIES OF... " RAW " NATURAL FOODS in their... " UNPROCESSED " STATE!! These foods are high in cell membranes, which contain plenty of EFAs along with the appropriate antioxidants. We have been lulled into complacency! Since the FDA is is forced to make hasty decisions from lobbyist groups, adequate testing doesn't exist, AND THE SAFETY OF our food and DRINK CANNOT BE RELIED ON!! New information is coming out all the time and it is NOW KNOWN that some of the FOODS we nonchalantly EAT everyday ARE DIRECTLY LINKED to CANCER!! In the Middle East, China and among other ethnic groups CANCER is virtually UNHEARD of!! Water is one of the basic necessities of life. You know that! But did you know hundreds of illnesses are caused by dehydration? Dehydrated cells are useless!! Their functionality is compromised!! Dehydration is frequently caused by the consumption of dehydrating liquids such as Pop, Cappucino and Coffee, which rather than supplying adequate fluids trigger cellular dehydration!! Eight glasses of bottled water aids your body in detox and provides your cells and arteries with adequate fluids for healthy function.JoAnn Guest joguest http://www.geocities.com/mrsjoguest/GoodCholesterol.htmlhttp://www.geocities.com\ /mrsjoguest/Hypertension.htmlhttp://canceranswer.homestead.com/AIM.html Organic Farming Quotable Quotes= " A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself " -----*Franklin D. Roosevelt* " Food is power... are you in control of yours? " *John Jeavons*, Ecology Action-- " Health is not a medical issue! " =Theaimcompanies == http://canceranswer.homestead.com/AIM.html Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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