Nutrition: Balancing Fat Intake Download English PDF, 1.4MB, PDF Download Tamil PDF, 1.6MB, PDF Download Bengali PDF, 1.62MB, PDF Why Should Fats Matter? Some fats are necessary for a healthy livingToo much of a certain type of fat called cholesterol, in the blood can narrow arteries over time and lead to heart disease or stroke GOOD CHOLESTEROL prevents the build up of fatty deposits in blood vessels and lowers the risk of heart disease and stroke.BAD CHOLESTEROL leads to build up of fatty deposits in blood vessels and narrows them, increasing the risk of heart attacks or stroke.Healthy FatsLowers bad cholesterolLowers risk of heart disease and strokePolyunsaturated Fats Monounsaturated Fats Unhealthy FatsRaises bad cholesterolLowers good cholesterol levelsIncreases risk of heart disease and strokeSaturated Fats Trans Fats Tips to Reduce intake of Unhealthy FatsCooking Remove skin and fat from chicken/meatSkim off the top layer of oil/fat over gravy before servingReplace coconut milk with evaporated low fat milkReplace full fat milk/yoghurt with a low fat or skim alternativeUse unsaturated oils instead of palm oil, ghee or butterLimit deep frying to once a week Eating Out Choose brown rice or plain rice instead of coconut rice, ghee/briyani riceAvoid adding gravy/curry on riceChoose noodles in clear soup over fried noodles