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The problems with fast food!The problems with fast food!

Fast foodFast food

Inexpensive food, prepared and Inexpensive food, prepared and served quickly!served quickly!

Fast FoodBurger King

KFC

SubwayDomino’s Pizza

Pizza Hut

Curry

Chinese

Fish and Chips

Macdonalds

SaltSalt

Salt that is sprinkled Salt that is sprinkled of food makes a small of food makes a small proportion of your salt proportion of your salt intakeintake

Salt is sometimes Salt is sometimes listed on food packets listed on food packets as sodiumas sodium

High amounts of salt High amounts of salt are found in processed are found in processed food (ready meals, food (ready meals, biscuits, sauces etc) biscuits, sauces etc) and fast food!!and fast food!!

Too much salt can Too much salt can cause high blood cause high blood pressure!pressure!

High Blood pressure High Blood pressure can cause serious can cause serious health problems and health problems and lead to strokes, brain lead to strokes, brain damage and kidney damage and kidney damage!damage!

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What does it all mean?What does it all mean? We need cholesterol for good health We need cholesterol for good health

just not too much of it!just not too much of it! It’s found in every cell in the body!It’s found in every cell in the body! The liver controls the amount of The liver controls the amount of

cholesterol by making new cholesterol cholesterol by making new cholesterol and removing old cholesterol.and removing old cholesterol.

The amount in the liver depends on The amount in the liver depends on your diet and inherited factors!your diet and inherited factors!

High levels of cholesterol can cause High levels of cholesterol can cause heart disease by clogging up the heart disease by clogging up the bloody vessels with fatty deposits!bloody vessels with fatty deposits!

What about the HDL’s and LDL’s and What about the HDL’s and LDL’s and all the fats?????all the fats?????

So what are LDL’s and HDL’s!So what are LDL’s and HDL’s!

Low Density Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL’s) – Lipoprotein (LDL’s) – the bad cholesterol!the bad cholesterol!

Excess LDL’s can Excess LDL’s can cause up a build of cause up a build of cholesterol in the cholesterol in the arteriesarteries

High density High density Lipoprotein (HDL’s) – Lipoprotein (HDL’s) – the good cholesterol!the good cholesterol!

HDL’s carry HDL’s carry cholesterol to the liver cholesterol to the liver for removal from the for removal from the body!body!

The LDL/HDL balance is important, ideally you want more ………..?

FatsFatsThe level of cholesterol The level of cholesterol in the body is affected by in the body is affected by fat in the diet. But it’s not fat in the diet. But it’s not just the amount of fat – just the amount of fat – the types of fat you eat the types of fat you eat are even more crucial!are even more crucial!

So what are the types?So what are the types?

Saturated FatsSaturated Fats – raise blood – raise blood cholesterol levels, so you should only cholesterol levels, so you should only eat them in moderation. (found in eat them in moderation. (found in dairy products like cheese, fast foods dairy products like cheese, fast foods etc)etc)

Polyunsaturated Fats – tend to lower Polyunsaturated Fats – tend to lower blood cholesterol by increasing it’s blood cholesterol by increasing it’s removal from the body.removal from the body.

Monounsaturated Fats – evidence Monounsaturated Fats – evidence suggests that these also help lower suggests that these also help lower blood cholesterol.blood cholesterol.

Both monounsaturated and Both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats are found in polyunsaturated fats are found in foods such as fish, seeds, nuts and foods such as fish, seeds, nuts and oils from plants!oils from plants!