Reduce dietary fat, is often not a matter of making great sacrifices, but to learn how to select good food and learn to prepare, as appropriate.
1. Not all fats are equal
Vegetable oils such as olive oil, soybean, sunflower, corn or grape provide unsaturated fatty acids are necessary for the body, preventing high levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood and prevent heart disease and blood vessels.
Other unsaturated fatty acids are called omega three that come from foods like fish, especially those considered blue as anchovies or anchovies, sardines, mackerel, tuna or salmon.
They are tested its effects in protecting the heart and blood vessels, because they reduce cholesterol and blood triglycerides, blood pressure and have an antithrombotic effect.
There are vegetable oils such as coconut or palm not have these advantages and provide saturated fat, so not advisable.
Sometimes we consume without realizing it in prepared foods and pastries and cakes in the industry.
So it is good to read labels and not settle to read that are made with vegetable oil, but make sure they are prepared with healthy vegetable oil such as olive, sunflower, soya and grape.