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A quick article on making healthy fat choices by nutritionist Nuwanee Kirihennedige.

Fat has always been a hot topic in the nutrition world. Food industries have converted as much food as possible t…
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An article on Shapefit.com listed Neptune krill oil as one of the healthiest fat supplements you can incorporate into your diet….any experiences with it?
 
Neptune Krill Oil: Another supplement, as opposed to a food source, but one worth talking about.
 
Krill are shrimp or prawn-like creatures that are a primary food source of large ocean fish and great whales. Blue whales, the largest animals on earth, may eat as much as 4 tons of krill a day. Neptune krill oil is cold processed from Antarctic krill. Like fish oil, krill oil is full of the Omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA. Long chain omegas are more bioavailable than vegetarian sources containing smaller chain ALA.

However, unlike fish oil, krill oil’s Omega-3 fatty acids are even more bioavailable due to phospholipid carriers inherent in them. Also unlike fish oil, krill oil is full of two powerful antioxidants, Astaxanthin and Canthaxanthin. In fact, the free radical absorbance capacity of these in Krill oil surpasses that of Lycopene, Vitamin E, Coenzyme Q-10, Lutein and Vitamin A combined TIMES FOUR. In fact, it has over 30 times the antioxidant power of costly and highly respected Coenzyme Q-10 alone.

The critical thing to remember here is NEPTUNE krill that are cold processed from the icy pure waters of the Antarctic.

“The common foods that are rich in monounsaturated fatty acids: some fish oil, nuts, seeds, avocado, some beef.”


yet another reason to eat more of those monosaturated fats!

Source: Myhealthnewsdaily.com 

Upping your intake of monounsaturated fats — found in olive oil, tree nuts and avocadoes — can help improve cholesterol levels, a small new study suggests.

These fats can raise levels of HDL cholesterol (the “good” kind) by 12.5 percent, and reduce levels of LDL cholesterol by 35 percent, when eaten with a low-cholesterol diet, said study researcher Dr. David Jenkins.

The new study was published on Nov. 1st in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.