which fat is good and which is bad?

Question

which fat is good and which one is bad? or are they both bad...

trans fat & saturated fat...

im so confused... thx for your help ppl!~

Answer 1

Polyunsaturated fats and monounsaturated fats are the good fats.
unfortunately trans fat has to be a bad fat just like saturated fats.

Why can't we discover a new fat that's good for ya

Answer 2

Here is a website about the bad fats: http://ww2.heartandstroke.ca/Page.asp?PageID=1366&ArticleID=1735&Src=blank&From=SubCategory
Good Fats Versus Bad Fats
All fats are not created equal.

Bad Fats
Saturated fat
Solid at room temperature and gets harder when chilled.
Found in animal products (such as butter and meat), in certain vegetable oils like coconut oil and palm oil, and in hydrogenated vegetable oils.
Can raise low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or “bad” cholesterol in the blood.

Trans fats
Produced during the process of hydrogenation, in which hydrogen is added to liquid vegetable oil, changing it into a solid, which is more saturated and has a longer shelf life.
These fats like saturated fat increase LDL levels, but are more harmful because they also lower the levels of “good” cholesterol or high-density lipoprotein (HDL).
Found in processed foods, such as cookies, cakes and crackers, as well as most fried food.

Good Fats

Polyunsaturated fat
Liquid at room temperature.
Found in oils such as corn, safflower, soybean and sunflower, and many nuts (walnuts, pinenuts) and seeds (sesame, sunflower).
Lowers LDL cholesterol levels and provides your body with essential fatty acids.
Monounsaturated fat

Liquid at room temperature.
Found in olive and canola oils, as well as in avocados and some nuts.
May lower LDL-cholesterol levels



Here is a website that tells more on TRANS FATTY ACIDS
HOW SAFE ARE THEY?. I copied and pasted the conclusion of the website but you can go to it to read more about it: It says opposite of what I thought. I just buy Flechmans Olive oil spread with no trans fats as I know that neither trans or saturated fats are good for you.
http://www.andrews.edu/NUFS/trans.html
Is butter a better dietary choice than margarine? The American Heart Association recently pronounced margarine better than butter because butter is rich in saturated fat and cholesterol. They recommended that consumers

(a) use those margarines that contain no more than 2g of saturated fat per tablespoon, and
(b) use soft margarines rather stick margarines

A low-fat diet in which animal fat is limited and vegetable fat is obtained largely from foods such as avocados, nuts, seeds, olives, soybeans and unrefined grains is the healthiest diet. A soft vegetable margarine or vegetable oil is generally considered better than butter. The need to reduce consumption of saturated fatty acids far outweighs any cause for alarm about trans fatty acids in foods at present levels of consumption.

Answer 3

trans fat is good.
saturated fat is not good.