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No, MUFAs and PUFAs are not some strange tool that you use to slough off dead skin in the shower. MUFAs and PUFAs or monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids are also referred to as the "healthy fats." These fats, which protect your health and your heart, are an essential part of a balanced diet. It's true dietary fat is back on the nice list. Monounsaturated Fats MUFAs have one doublebonded, or unsaturated, carbon atom. These fats are usually liquid at room temperature, but when you chill them, they turn solid. Eating monounsaturated fats instead of saturated fats and trans fats can lower your cholesterol levels and reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke. MUFAs are also high in vitamin E, a vitamin and antioxidant that keeps your body healthy by protecting your cells from damage. Most foods contain a combination of fats, but avocados, peanut butter, nuts, seeds, olive oil, peanut oil, canola oil, sesame oil and sunflower oil are particularly high in monounsaturated fats. Polyunsaturated Fats PUFAs have more than one doublebonded, or unsaturated, carbon atom. Like monounsaturated fats, polyunsaturated fats are liquid at room temperature, but they also stay liquid when they are chilled. When eaten in moderation, polyunsaturated fats can lower your cholesterol levels and reduce your risk of heart disease. Sources of polyunsaturated fats include soybean oil, corn oil, safflower oil, salmon, trout, mackerel, herring, walnuts and sunflower seeds. Types of Polyunsaturated Fats Polyunsaturated fats can be divided into two categories: omega6 fatty acids and omega3 fatty acids. Omega3 fatty acids play a role in normal growth and development and proper brain function. They also reduce widespread inflammation and decrease your risk of chronic diseases, such as heart disease, arthritis and cancer. Like omega3 fatty acids, omega6 fatty acids play a role in growth, development and brain function, but they also regulate metabolism, stimulate hair growth and keep the reproductive system healthy. Unlike omega3s, some omega6 fatty acids can promote inflammation. The key to staying healthy is to consume a balance of both types of fatty acids. The University of Maryland Medical Center notes that the ratio of omega6 fatty acids to omega3 fatty acids should be between 2 to 1 and 4 to 1. The primary dietary sources of omega3 fatty acids include salmon, mackerel, halibut, tuna, herring, flaxseeds, flaxseed oil, soybean oil, canola oil, walnuts, walnut oil and pumpkin seeds. The primary sources of omega6 fatty acids include soybean oil, corn oil and safflower oil. Recommendations Twenty to 35 percent of your daily calories should come from fat, according to MayoClinic.com. If you are on a standard 2,000calorie diet, this means eating about 44 to 78 grams of fat per day. While there is no specific recommendation, most of the fat you eat should be in the form of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats rather than saturated fats and trans fats. Although MUFAs and PUFAs are considered healthy fats, they are still high in calories, containing 9 calories per gram. A handful of nuts here and a teaspoon of oil there is enough to reap the benefits of fats without any negative health effects, like weight gain.

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    No,MUFAsandPUFAsarenotsomestrangetoolthatyouusetosloughoffdeadskinintheshower.MUFAsandPUFAsormonounsaturatedfattyacidsandpolyunsaturatedfattyacidsarealsoreferredtoasthe"healthyfats."Thesefats,whichprotectyourhealthandyourheart,areanessentialpartofabalanceddiet.It'struedietaryfatisbackonthenicelist.

    MonounsaturatedFatsMUFAshaveonedoublebonded,orunsaturated,carbonatom.Thesefatsareusuallyliquidatroomtemperature,butwhenyouchillthem,theyturnsolid.Eatingmonounsaturatedfatsinsteadofsaturatedfatsandtransfatscanloweryourcholesterollevelsandreduceyourriskofheartdiseaseandstroke.MUFAsarealsohighinvitaminE,avitaminandantioxidantthatkeepsyourbodyhealthybyprotectingyourcellsfromdamage.Mostfoodscontainacombinationoffats,butavocados,peanutbutter,nuts,seeds,oliveoil,peanutoil,canolaoil,sesameoilandsunfloweroilareparticularlyhighinmonounsaturatedfats.

    PolyunsaturatedFatsPUFAshavemorethanonedoublebonded,orunsaturated,carbonatom.Likemonounsaturatedfats,polyunsaturatedfatsareliquidatroomtemperature,buttheyalsostayliquidwhentheyarechilled.Wheneateninmoderation,polyunsaturatedfatscanloweryourcholesterollevelsandreduceyourriskofheartdisease.Sourcesofpolyunsaturatedfatsincludesoybeanoil,cornoil,saffloweroil,salmon,trout,mackerel,herring,walnutsandsunflowerseeds.

    TypesofPolyunsaturatedFatsPolyunsaturatedfatscanbedividedintotwocategories:omega6fattyacidsandomega3fattyacids.Omega3fattyacidsplayaroleinnormalgrowthanddevelopmentandproperbrainfunction.Theyalsoreducewidespreadinflammationanddecreaseyourriskofchronicdiseases,suchasheartdisease,arthritisandcancer.Likeomega3fattyacids,omega6fattyacidsplayaroleingrowth,developmentandbrainfunction,buttheyalsoregulatemetabolism,stimulatehairgrowthandkeepthereproductivesystemhealthy.Unlikeomega3s,someomega6fattyacidscanpromoteinflammation.Thekeytostayinghealthyistoconsumeabalanceofbothtypesoffattyacids.TheUniversityofMarylandMedicalCenternotesthattheratioofomega6fattyacidstoomega3fattyacidsshouldbebetween2to1and4to1.Theprimarydietarysourcesofomega3fattyacidsincludesalmon,mackerel,halibut,tuna,herring,flaxseeds,flaxseedoil,soybeanoil,canolaoil,walnuts,walnutoilandpumpkinseeds.Theprimarysourcesofomega6fattyacidsincludesoybeanoil,cornoilandsaffloweroil.

    RecommendationsTwentyto35percentofyourdailycaloriesshouldcomefromfat,accordingtoMayoClinic.com.Ifyouareonastandard2,000caloriediet,thismeanseatingabout44to78gramsoffatperday.Whilethereisnospecificrecommendation,mostofthefatyoueatshouldbeintheformofmonounsaturatedandpolyunsaturatedfatsratherthansaturatedfatsandtransfats.AlthoughMUFAsandPUFAsareconsideredhealthyfats,theyarestillhighincalories,containing9caloriespergram.Ahandfulofnutshereandateaspoonofoilthereisenoughtoreapthebenefitsoffatswithoutanynegativehealtheffects,likeweightgain.


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