My wife’s sister is skinny as a rail," Mr. Antieau says, "and she says she always has great low blood cholesterol. She says it’s from eating salmon twice a week, plus spinach and walnuts every day. Will this work for me? I mean, will it prevent another heart attack?" How should Doug answer? Mr. Antieau arrives at his next visit with a big smile on his face. "I finally figured it out, Doug!" he says. "All I have to do is eat just the unsaturated and monounsaturated fats, right?" What does Doug need to explain?
Mr. Antieau says, "I can give up the pizza—sort of—and the hot dogs, but my wife and I really enjoy our ‘Chinese food nights.’ For us, it’s more than just stuffing our faces. Rather, we always make a whole event of it. We rent a movie and then curl up together eating right out of the cartons with chopsticks. It’s sort of the romantic appeal of the whole event that I’m really going to miss." How might Doug help Mr. Antieau and his wife keep their "Chinese food nights."
How do they differ from Omega 3 and Omega 6? How do they differ VLDL, LDL and HDL?
Fats
Animal or plant based
Types of
Body uses
Food Sources
Pros and cons
Saturated
Monounsaturated
Polyunsaturated