Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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saturated, trans, mono polyunsaturated

froshman
froshman
Posts: 441
Joined: 2003/07/12
United States
2003/08/19, 08:51 PM
I know saturated fat is bad. i know trans fat is worse. Monounsaturated is good, right? And polyunsaturated I get mixed reviews about. Is poly good or bad?
bb1fit
bb1fit
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Joined: 2001/06/30
United States
2003/08/20, 01:16 PM
Omega 3's and Omega 6's are both polyunsaturated. Omega 9's are monosaturated. Omega 9's you should get the most of, like olive oil. Omega 6's a bit less, and Omega 3's the least. Some examples of Omega 6's are nuts, peanut butter, soy, etc. Omega 3's are more fish oils, like salmon, most cold water fish. These are also good, but in the pecking order of fats, the least of the 3. Here is a great website that has lots of info/listing of fats.

http://www.curezone.com/foods/fatspercent.asp



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