What is bad fat and good fat?
Channel: Pristine Science
Date: 07/05/2015

Having high fat levels in our body is unhealthy. Ideally, we should consume not more than 30 gm of visible fat per day. Intake of invisible fat that resides in nuts, oilseeds give us 20-50% of fat. However, all types of fat are not bad. Fat is essential to develop important fat-soluble vitamins. Some wonderful oil seeds contain essential fatty acids. But high intake of hydrogenated fat, or what we call Vanaspati, and refined fat in exceeding limits is unhealthy. Energy derived from saturated fatty acid, Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids should be in the ratio of 1:1:1 according to current science. Food and science writer K C Raghu explains what is good fat and what is bad fat, also good and bad cholesterol. Watch this video to know more…