Home  Food Food Related News 80% of Brits at risk from high saturated fat diets
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Following simple steps to cut saturated fat could reduce coronary heart disease risks
Click the video link to find out how to implement potentially life-saving dietary changes.
Over eight in ten Brits are putting their health at risk by exceeding recommended levels of saturated fat consumption according to a new report. A staggering 3,500 lives could be saved each year1 across the UK if
everyone reduced their intake to meet the Food Standards Agency’s Recommended Daily Allowance of 20g per day for women and 30g for men.
Saturated fat usually comes from animal sources. It's found in fatty cuts of meat, lard, butter, cheese, whole milk and anything that contains them such as cakes, chocolate and pies. Over-consumption increases blood cholesterol levels and thus the risk of heart disease.
While people today are more aware than ever of the dangers of eating too much saturated fat, many do not know how to implement positive changes to their daily diet. Research analysed by independent dietary advisory body
The Fat Panel reveals that one in ten Brits are still getting more than 18% of their daily calories from this dietary ‘baddie’ compared with the recommended target of 11%. By cutting our saturated fat intake to the recommended level, five million of us who could reduce our risk of coronary heart disease by nearly 20%.
Commenting on the study, Dr Anne Marie Minihane from The Fat Panel notes: “This paper really underlines just what a problem we have in the UK in terms of saturated fat intake and just how timely the Food Standards Agency (FSA) campaign on saturated fat is. We have to dramatically cut the amount of saturated fat we each eat. It is not all doom and gloom, however, because a few simple and painless changes to diet can make a huge difference to intake levels and health.”
With the summer holidays kicking off in just a few short weeks, many of us are already working on getting our bodies in shape - but it’s equally as important to ensure that we look after what’s happening on the inside to avoid unnecessary risks to our health. To help you reduce your saturated fat intake, The Fat Panel has prepared a top ten run-down of the easiest ways to sidestep a saturated fat overload in this video.
Click here to see the simple but potentially lifesaving changes you can make to your diet.
http://ifp.howto.tv/player/m4dc28531d9da945cc342a307e1b50e4c34b
For more information visit http://www.thefatpanel.org.uk |
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