CanolaInfo Chef Lesson Plans

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Nutrition 101

• Canola oil is low in saturated fatty acids, high
  in monounsaturated fatty acids and contains
  polyunsaturated fatty acids which are essential
  in human diets.
• Choose canola oil as part of a healthful diet.

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Coronary Heart DiseaseMajor Risk Factors

• 1/ Age
• 2/ Family History
• 3/ Smoking
• 4/ Hypertension
• 5/ Diabetes
• 6/ Enlarged Heart
• 7/ HDL less than 0.9 MMOL\L or LDL\HDL
  less than 5.0 MMOL\L
• 8/ Negative risk factor HDL greater than 1.6
  MMOL\L

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Coronary Heart DiseaseMinor Risk Factors

• 1/ Sedentary Lifestyle
• 2/ Obesity
• 3/ Homocysteinemia
• 4/ Abdominal obesity
• 5/ Diet
• 6/ Stress

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Coronary Heart DiseasePrevention

• 1/ Improved Diet
• 2/ More Exercise
• 3/ Stop Smoking
• 4/ Aspirin
• 5/ Multi-vitamin

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Fats in Nutrition

• 1/ Concentrated Source of Energy for our bodies
• 2/ Body Insulation
• 3/ Fat-soluble Vitamins (A, D, E K)
• 4/ Hormone Production
• 5/ Cell Wall Structure

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Fats in Food Preparation

• 1/ Tenderizing Agent
• 2/ Salad Dressing and Mayonnaise
• 3/ Heat-transfer Medium in Frying
• 4/ Table Spreads

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Invisible Fats

• Found in foods such as
• 1/ Meat
• 2/ Fish
• 3/ Dairy Products
• 4/ Eggs
• 5/ Nuts Seeds

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Visible Fats

• 1/ Shortening
• 2/ Lard
• 3/ Salad Cooking Oils
• 4/ Margarine
• 5/ Butter
• If these fats are incorporated into baked or
  cooked products, they are also referred to as
  invisible fats

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Fatty Acids

• Fatty acids are the basic building blocks of
  fats, just as amino acids are the building blocks
  of protein.
• Each type of fat is a mixture of different fatty
  acids.
• Fatty acid types include
• 1/ Saturated
• 2/ Monounsaturated
• 3/ Polyunsaturated
• 4/ Trans

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1/ Saturated Fatty Acids

• a/ Found chiefly in animal sources
• b/ Two vegetable oils, coconut and palm
  oil, are also highly saturated.
• c/ Solid at room temperature.
• d/ Each type of fat is a mixture of
  different fatty acids.
• e/ Studies show an association between
  increased intake of saturated fatty acids and
  increased LDL (bad) cholesterol.

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2/ Monounsaturated Fatty Acids

• a/ Found chiefly in vegetable oils, such as
  canola, olive and peanut oils.
• b/ Liquid at room temperature.
• c/ Studies indicate that monounsaturate fatty
  acids may lower LDL (bad) cholesterol.

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3/ Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

• a/ Found mainly in vegetable oils.
• b/ Liquid at room temperature.
• c/ Studies indicate that polyunsaturated fatty
  acids have been associated with lowering LDL
  (bad) cholesterol.
• d/ Essential fatty acids.

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4/ Trans Fatty Acids

• a/ Occur naturally in some animal products,
  such as butter and milk.
• b/ Hydrogenation.
• c/ Research suggests hydrogenated products may
  have similar effects as saturated fatty acids
  on raising LDL (bad) cholesterol levels and
  may also lower HDL (good) cholesterol.

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Hydrogenation

• Hydrogenation is a process used in the production
  of some margarines, shortenings and other food
  products.
• This process involves adding hydrogen to liquid
  oil to make it spreadable at room temperature.
• According to recent medical findings
  hydrogenation produces a type of fat called trans
  fatty acid.

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Cholesterol

• Cholesterol is important in producing hormones
  such as estrogen and testosterone and bile, a key
  emulsifier needed for digestion.
• Cholesterol types
• 1/ Dietary Cholesterol
• 2/ Blood Cholesterol

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1/ Dietary Cholesterol

• Dietary cholesterol or the cholesterol found in
  foods, comes from animal sources such as egg
  yolks, organ meats, and full-fat dairy products.

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2/ Blood Cholesterol Types

• a/ High Density Lipoprotein - HDL (good)
  cholesterol
• b/ Low Density Lipoprotein - LDL (bad)
  cholesterol
• Excess levels of LDL cholesterol build up on the
  inside of the arteries blocking blood flow and
  increasing the risk of heart disease.
• HDL cholesterol gathers up excess cholesterol in
  the blood and carries it back to the liver to be
  reprocessed or excreted. It may also remove some
  of the cholesterol deposited on the artery walls.

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Dietary Recommendations for Fat

• 1/ Reduce total fat intake (maximum 30 of
  total daily calories from fat).
• 2/ Reduce saturated fatty acid levels (only 10
  of total daily calories from saturated fatty
  acids).
• 3/ Reduce cholesterol intake (no more than 300
  milligrams per day).
• The majority of heart health experts and Health
  Canada recommend reducing total dietary fat,
  particularly saturated and trans fatty acids,
  as the most effective dietary strategy to
  lower blood cholesterol levels.

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