http://www.unileverhealth.co.za/resource-centre | When it comes to heart health, choosing the right fats is imperative. Ensure healthy living through regular exercise and a healthy diet.

1. CHOOSINGTHE
RIGHTFATS
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2. Although you need to watch the overall amount of fat in your
diet, the types of fats you choose are important for your heart
health. To get a good balance of fats, aim to reduce your
intake of bad fats and boost your intake of good fats.
To help you understand which foods contain mostly good
fats, we have shown you a variety of fats and oils and what
their fat profiles look like:
Gettingthe
BalanceRight
Choosing the right type of fat is important because it has
a major influence on heart health. Put simply, fats can be
divided into two groups: ‘good’ and ‘bad’.
‘Good’ fats include
• Polyunsaturated fats and are found in foods like oily
fish, walnuts and certain plant oils such as sunflower
oil and spreads made from them.
• Monounsaturated fats are found in foods like olive oil,
canola oil, peanuts, almonds and avocados.
• Polyunsaturated fats (and to a lesser extent,
monounsaturated fats) may help maintain your heart
health.
• The essential fats - omega 3 and omega 6 are good
polyunsaturated fats.
• They are called essential because they cannot be
made by the body and you need to get them from the
food you eat.
‘Bad’ fats include
• Saturated and Trans-fats which are bad for your heart
health.
• Saturated fats can be found in foods like butter,
full-fat dairy, cream, sausages and other fatty meats,
as well as some take aways such as pizza and snacks
like potato chips.
• Trans-fats are found naturally in small amounts in meat
and dairy, but the main sources are found in foods like
pre-packaged cakes, doughnuts, biscuits and pastries
and some take aways (which also tend to contain
saturated fat).
Flora margarine is made with a premium blend of seed
oils, high in the Polyunsaturated fats, Omega 3 & 6, and is
a spread that can be used every day.
DidyouKnow??
WiseFatChoices
forYourHeart
GHEEBUTTER SUNFLOWER OIL FLORA REGULAR FLORA LIGHTOLIVE OIL
Flora,youneedastronghearttoday.GOOD FAT (%)BAD FAT (%)WATER (%)
34
66
86
14
49
16
35
38
12
50
90
10
24
57
19