AGRC 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cardiovascular Disease, Bioproducts, Folic Acid
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Section 1: role of food animal production in society ( part ii) Very strong recommendation of cholesterol and saturated fats because they were deemed to be harmful to your health. There is no relationship between cholesterol and saturated fats -it is neutral. Human health has decreases - obesity, diabetics. Margarine made from plant oil and palm oils which is far worse then you then other butter because it contained hydrogenated fatty acids which are worse then you then trans fats. Average canadian eats over the average recommendation of daily allowance for rda and re ned grains while we are under the daily allowance for milk and milk products, fruits and vegetables, and whole grains. Canadians obtain about 1/4 to almost 1/3 of their calories high fat snack foods, sweets and sweetened beverages. Nutrition surveys indicate that many canadians have low to marginal intake of bre and essential minerals and vitamins.
