Sunday 18 October 2015

WHY ICE CREAM MAY NOT BE GOOD FOR YOU

Facts can't be fathomed.

An ice-cream vendor will not pass-by without appreciating his or her services because of high demand for ice-creams.
But do you know ice-cream have a detrimental health implication to your body?

Ice-cream is an animal product and is loaded with saturated fats which has been associated with high morbidity of heart diseases like heart attack, high blood pressure, stroke e.t.c. These outcomes are as a result of the ability of saturated fats to increase blood cholesterol levels especially the bad cholesterol which accumulates along the inner layer of big arteries causing narrowing and eventually block the blood vessel. Science qua science recommends minimal consumption of saturated fats vis-a-vis unsaturated fats which can be consumed at moderately higher amount beacuse of their proven health benefits. 

References
  1. The New York Times, Study Questions Fat and Heart Disease Link NYT.com by Anahad O'conner (on 26/12/2014)
  2. Applied Reasearch, Cancer Control and Population Science. Top food sources of saturated fat among US population, 2005-2006 NHANES