Be Fearful of Bad Fats in Your Diet

There are fats that will do great harm to your weight loss regimen if not avoided.

Trans Fats:

Hot vegetable oil combined with hydrogen creates very stable trans fats. When fats are more stable, they act as a preservative and increase the shelf life of the products they are in. While that helps preserve processed foods and fried foods, it is not healthy for your body. These trans fats are common in commercially packaged foods, including crackers, doughnuts, cookies, potato chips, corn chips, tortilla chips, microwave popcorn, and even some bread.

No amount of trans fats is healthy. Trans fats raise LDL cholesterol levels and lower HDL. This can contribute to major health problems. If your diet doesn't get adequate good fats, your body will use trans fats to replace it.

Food labels are required to list trans fats and saturated fats on the product label, so look for them under the "Fats" category in the "Nutrients Facts"

Saturated Fats:

Saturated fats raise total blood cholesterol as well as LDL cholesterol. Saturated fats are found in animal products such as meat, dairy and eggs, and also in coconut oil, palm oil, vegetable shortening, and palm kernel oil.

Like trans fats, saturated fats are never healthy. And also like trans fats, saturated fats can lead to diseases and hearth issues that could eventually prove fatal.