In short

  • Avoid vegetable oils like rapeseed oil, peanut, soya etc.
  • Especially if you are going to cook.
  • It’s not true that eating fat isn’t healthy.

3 Tips to Identify Healthy Fats

  1. Use only unrefined oils
  2. Make olive oil your preferred oil
  3. Avoid vegetable oils like rapeseed oil, peanut, soya etc. Especially if you are going to cook.

The Healthiness of Fats

It’s not true that eating fat isn’t healthy. Fat is very important for our health and without it, our body would not be functioning correctly.

Fat should be present in all our meals because:

  • Provide us with lots of energy
  • Produce hormones, which are key for our body to work as it needs to
  • Shape our body’s molecules
  • Help with the absorption of vitamins like A, D, E and K
  • Keep us satisfied and full for longer

What Kind of Fat Should You Avoid?

Fat that you find in processed foods increase the risk of suffering from several illnesses. They can be found in foods like:

Unhealthy Fats

Don’t worry, there are plenty of delicious fats that are also healthy:

Healthy fats

And that’s your introduction to the fats in your diet. As you can see there are plenty of ways to incorporate healthy fats into your day.

That brings us to the end of fats and next up we have carbs or carbohydrates, the best energy your body can get…

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Karim Nassar, Co-Founder, Pharmacist & Author

Karim Nassar

Co-Founder, Pharmacist & Author

Karim is a registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and was a founding member of Simple Online Healthcare in 2015. With a Master of Pharmacy degree from Strathclyde University, Karim brings a strong foundation in pharmaceutical care and a passion for leveraging digital solutions to improve patient access to healthcare.

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Laura Perez

Laura Perez

Content Writer / Clinical Nutrition Lead

Bsc (Hons) Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Laura brings a wealth of expertise to her role as Clinical Nutrition Lead at Simple Online Pharmacy. She has been with us since 2022. Laura is an expert in obesity management, eating disorders, and clinical nutrition.

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