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18/01/2012
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Mayonnaise and ketchup are not "villains" of feeding as many people think
A survey conducted in São Paulo, Dante Pazzanese in the hospital, indicated that most patients with heart disease do not know the types of fat that are good for health.
Among respondents, 55% did not know that the unsaturated fat is good. About types of fat that do evil, saturated and trans are the best known and are considered bad for 81.5% of respondents.
The study, conducted with 600 patients being treated at the institution, also reveals that 67% do not have a habit of reading food labels.
Another very common misconception is about food sources of fat.
As the wafer and filled with butter, which have been identified correctly as less healthy foods, mayonnaise was also identified as a food rich in cholesterol and bad fats by most respondents, which is not true, as explained by Daniel Magnoni, Medical Division nutrition clinic Dante Pazzanese and research coordinator.
- Mayonnaise has a good nutritional profile because it is a source of polyunsaturated fats, contains no trans fat and low cholesterol offers.
Another food erroneously indicated for 65.5% of patients as a source of cholesterol and 60% with excess fat was bad ketchup, which is made from tomatoes, has no fat.
- Through this research, it was revealed that most patients who need adequate nutrition because they deal with health problems like high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and high cholesterol, do not know what kinds of fat or healthier foods have a more adequate nutritional. Thus, we see some contradictions at the intersection of the data and verify important points that need to be reinforced in the population.
Source: News R7
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