Santé is a co-subsponsor of Team Continu:the skating team led by Marianne Timmer. Marianne shares a tip every day to stay fit with Santé.
Marianne: 'Everyone needs a minimum amount of fat per day, but too much fat leads to obesity and is therefore not good for health. Use mainly unsaturated fats, such as olive oil, instead of butter. Fats provide the energy that our body needs, for the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, for the insulation of our body and for the protection of vulnerable organs. In addition, the body needs fats for building body cells.
Saturated fats
Saturated fats mainly provide the fuel for our body. They come primarily from animal products but can also come from plant products. Saturated fats raise blood cholesterol levels and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Saturated fats are necessary, but too much of it is not good. Examples:butter, solid cooking and frying fats, regular hard margarines, some vegetable margarines, hard frying fat, fatty meats and fatty meats, full-fat cheese, whole milk and whole milk products, coffee milk and powder, imitation whipped cream, snacks, cakes and biscuits and chocolate .
Unsaturated fats
Unsaturated fats are a source of vitamins A, D and E and help build our nervous system, brain, hormones and cell membranes. They usually come from vegetable products and they are mostly liquid at room temperature. Unsaturated fats actually lower the cholesterol level in your blood. Examples:all types of oil, diet margarine, low-fat margarine, liquid cooking, frying and liquid frying fat; oil-based salad dressing; Fatty fish; nuts such as walnuts; peanuts, hazelnuts; peanut butter and other nut butters.
It is important that you consume both saturated and unsaturated fats on a daily basis.
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