How oils help reduce cholesterol

2. Summary A simple understanding of essential fatty acids and what is cholesterol and how to reduce cholesterol with foods and their sources.

3. How oils help reduce cholesterol The body can synthesize most of the fats it needs from the diet. However, essential fatty acids cannot be synthesized in the body and must be obtained from food.

4. These basic fats, found in plant and animal foods, are used to build specialized fats called omega-3. Omega-3 is important in the normal functioning of all tissues of the body.

5. Foods rich in essential fatty acids and other vital nutrients are healthy foods. The biggest source of omega 3 fatty acids which comprise of sea fish such as tuna, sardines, cod fish, salmon and halibut and also other sea foods like crab, lobsters. Cod liver oil is perhaps the most important and well known source.

6. The important sources are walnuts, soy foods, pumpkin seeds and rapeseed oil along with dark green, fresh leafy vegetables such as spinach and lettuce which are also high in omega 3 fats. Eggs and various dairy products like peanut butter which are readily available around us, for your daily dose of healthy foods. plant sources, the most

7. Cholesterol is a compound of the sterol found in body tissues. Cholesterol and its derivatives are important constituents membranes and precursors of other steroid compounds, but their high concentrations in the blood are thought to promote a anomalies in the human body. of cell number of

8. The reduction in plasma lipids (especially produced by Omega-3 is one of the effects for which there is most evidence in both humans and animals. triglycerides) consuming

9. Fish oils have been shown to reduce plasma cholesterol triglyceride inhibiting the biosynthesis of very- low-density lipoproteins triglycerides in the liver, while slightly increasing that of high- density lipoproteins.. and concentrations, and

10. Both polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids help lower cholesterol. Most plant-derived oils, including canola, safflower, sunflower, olive, grape seed, and peanut oils, contain both. Fatty fish (such as salmon, tuna, trout, herring, and mackerel), seeds, nuts, avocados and soybeans are also great sources. Various dairy products are now fortified with omega 3 fatty acids which help to reduce cholesterol.

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