Fats, for in stance, butter, oil and margarine, are concentrated so urces of energy. A gr am of fat provides more than double th e calories of carbohydrate and protein. 1 gram fat = 9 calories, w hereas 1 gm carbohydrate \/ protein is 4 calories. Choosing the Right Fat<\/p>\n
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All fats give the same amount of calories but they differ in nature.<\/p>\n
The basic types of fats are:<\/p>\n
Saturated Fats:<\/span> These harden in cold climate, eg:<\/p>\n \u2022 Vanaspati ghee These saturated fats should not be used by the diabetic as they tend to increase the level of cholesterol and other lipids in the blood, further elevating the incidence of complications.<\/p>\n Unsaturated Fats:<\/span> These normally remain in liquid state and are advised in moderation, eg:<\/p>\n \u2022 Saffloweroil \u2022 Seasame oil Fats consumed are grouped as:<\/p>\n a) Visible fat Visible fats include oil, butter, ghee, margarine and salad dressings. Hidden or invisible fats include fat in the meat, poultry, egg yolk, whole milk, sausages and nuts.<\/p>\n These foodstuffs are rich in fat and one may tend to eat more due to ignorance about their nutritive value.<\/p>\n Since there is invisible fat present in the natural food that we eat every day, it is recommended that the cooking medium should not exceed 15gms\/day for an adult and should be mainly unsaturated in nature.<\/p>\n A cholesterol intake of not more than 300 mg per day would be reasonable. High cholesterol food are listed below:<\/p>\n High Cholesterol Food<\/span><\/p>\n Beef Sausages Various ways of decreasing cholesterol and saturated fats in the diet are:<\/p>\n \u2022 The use of unsaturated oils should be restricted to 1\/2 kg per person per month. Although the life expectancy of diabetics has somewhat improved, but it has resulted in the onset of chronic complications due to atherosclerosis which compelled broadening of aims of diet therapy.<\/p>\n \u2022 Achieve and maintain ideal body weight Fats, for in stance, butter, oil and margarine, are concentrated so urces of energy. A gr am of fat provides more than double th e calories of carbohydrate and protein. 1 gram fat = 9 calories, w hereas 1 gm carbohydrate \/ protein is 4 calories. Choosing the Right Fat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-remedies"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n\u2022 Coconut oil
\n\u2022 Margarine
\n\u2022 Ghee
\n\u2022 Butter
\n\u2022 Cream<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Sunflower oil \u2022 Rice bran oil
\n\u2022 Com oil \u2022 Groundnut oil
\n\u2022 Soyabean oil \u2022 Cottonseed oil<\/p>\n
\nb) Invisible fat or hidden fat<\/p>\n
\nPork Liver
\nLamb Sweet Bread
\nVeal Heart
\nMackerel Tongue
\nSalmon Egg yolk
\nTrout Butter
\nCrab Cream
\nLobster Cheese
\nKidney Condensed milk
\nOyster Whole milk and its products<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Use skimmed or low fat milk and milk products.
\n\u2022 Instead of butter, use cottage cheese or dried curd.
\n\u2022 Decrease use of red meat. Instead use fish or chicken.
\n\u2022 Bake, grill, roast, boil or steam food instead of frying them.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Lower elevated blood sugar levels (not glycosuria alone).
\n\u2022 Achieve desirable cholesterol and other lipid fractions including triglycerides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"