Diet & Food

Why do we need fat in the food



For a long time it was thought: people Who eat a lot of fat, even fat. The K&ouml needs;body healthy fats in Maßen. And it sch&auml can even;South to be permanently low in fat to ernädo

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For a long time was fat as the Böse the Nährstoffen. Who eats to much, even the fat. Meanwhile, the K&ouml is clear, ;body täpossible a certain amount of healthy fat benöneeded. It is essential für the metabolism. The German society für Ernämanagement recommends that adults, 30 per cent of their täpossible benöto take saturated energy in the Form of high-quality fat.

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Very much it needs dafür not. "The energy density of fat is twice as high as that of carbohydrates and Eiweißen", Professor Susanne Klaus, head of the physiology of energy metabolism at the Institute f&uuml says;r Ernäintroduction research in Potsdam-Rehbrücke. With four Esslöffeln Olivenöl need a grown-up woman already your days. In the case of the individual calculation köcan, for example, Apps für the Smartphone help.

Gefährdet to record low in fat, are first and foremost people, the extreme Diäten to comply with or, in General, little food – because they are very old or sick. The result: hormone – and vitamin deficiency.

Fat is for the production of hormones benöneeded

"Fat is an important building material of Hormonen", Monika Bischoff says. The Ökotrophologin directs the centre für Ernäcurrency and Prävention at the hospital Barmher­­only Brüin MüMunich. "Certain Fettsäacids regulate blood pressure, act entzündungs and acts as an anticoagulant." In addition, the K&ouml can;the body utilize vitamins A, D, E, and K only in combination with fat.

Who über for at least six months less than ten grams of fat täto takes possible, can limp füselect, quick-freeze, hair lose. May veräthe skin, or the concentration of l&auml changes;sst. The immune system is geschwächt, the infection risk rises. Jüfor younger women, according to Bischoff risk, unlikely to get your period; äolder have stämore menopausal complaints.

The decisive factor is the Qualit&auml is;t

More important than the quantity expert Klaus however, according to the Qualität. Vegetable fats from olive, sunflower or rapeseed are preferable to those in meat or dairy products. As a particularly healthy unges&auml apply multiple;ttigte Fettsäuren. You are stuck in oily fish and Leinöl and are important für the brain.

So-called light products often contain very little fat. Do not need to demonize you. "Who tagsüber has sufficiently eaten the fat, you can in the evening for a low-fat yogurt greifen", Bischoff says.

But beware: Even in the case of light products, ingredients and Kalo­rienbilanz. Expert Klaus: "Because often a lack of fat is replaced by sugar."

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