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As a child, my father was diagnosed as having extremely high triglyceride levels in his blood. Next thing I knew, every thing in our house was low or non fat. That was certainly a big change. We switched over from whole milk to the milk having less than 2% fat. Mom tried skim but that was completely rejected by us 4 children.

We had a lot of meat cut from our diet. Spaghetti and meatballs became less meat and more sauce and noodles. Tuna casserole was still an acceptable food. There were lots of noodles in the casseroles. Had to make up for lack of meat. More of starches such as potatoes, bread and noodles formed the part of our daily diet instead of meat. Any meat we ate had to have fat trimmed off it as much as possible before being cooked.
We ate ground chuck or sirloin and chicken had to have no skin on it.

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Fried chicken became a meal of the past.
We had to cut back or out the trans fats. The type of fat that is formed by passing hydrogen through saturated fat. The trans fats raise bad cholesterol and lower the good. Fast foods, chips, crackers, fried foods, non-dairy creamers, shortening and baked items all contain hydrogenated fats.

Mono unsaturated foods are a better option but if you continue to eat the same stuff you have been eating, it’s not going to have a positive impact on your health.

Next we have polyunsaturated fat. Eating foods that contain polyunsaturated fats help lower your possibility of future heart disease. Omega 3 fatty acids fall in the polyunsaturated category. The group that can help lower cholesterol, help you prevent that impending heart attack that hydrogenated fats could cause. Omega 3 can thin your blood helping improve the flow of blood to your heart .

The easiest way to increase the inclusion of omega 3 in the diet is to eat fish two times a week. Not just any fish, the fatty type of fish like salmon, tuna, whale, mackerel and halibut. If you eat just one serving of fish twice a week, there will be no need to take any additional supplements such as fish oil or flax seed oil gel tabs. Omega 3 is also found in many vegetable oils such as safflower, sunflowers, sesame, soy bean, and corn oils. Changing you diet to include the benefits of omega 3 could extend your life span by years. It can also extend your quality of life.

The total fat in your diet should come from, 0% from trans fats, as much as 10% polyunsaturated fats, 10% saturated fat and 10 to 15% mono unsaturated fats. This implies that you should consume up to 10% of your daily in-take of fat from omega 3 and poly unsaturated fats.

Now when looking at the labels, look for polyunsaturated fats, not trans fats. The food you are eating will be much healthier. On a few products, you are even going to start seeing omega 3 percentages. Since they are amongst the good fats.

Start now on your way to a healthier lifestyle by adding omega 3 to your daily diet.