Does animals ever eat salt, sugar and fat? You can say that carnivorous animals does eat fat. Yes, what about Bulls, Rhinos, Elephants and countless other animals which are herbivorous? We are not debating here about vegetarian and non-vegetarian habits among humans. We want to make it a point that without taking Salt, Sugar and fats (SSFs) one can survive and survive healthy too. Survival is the only thing it matters? No, our foods need to be tasty too. So we consume lots of SSFs to make out food tasty and to enjoy it. We advise that we should start using less of these salts, sugar and fats.
Once we get accustomed to lower quantities of these items our body will develop a new equilibrium to get what it wants naturally from the natural foods we eat. Body absorbs minerals better if they are they are in inorganic form. The minerals which are available in plants and animals are organic minerals. Body throws away in sweat and urine the inorganic minerals. the more we consume salt body need to work hard to throug away.
salt increases blood pressure of the body. Salt makes us the body to hold on to the water. the more we eat salt more extra water is stored in the body This raises blood pressure. The greater the blood pressure higher the strain on heart, kidneys, arteries and brain. This may lead to heart attacks, strokes and kidney failures.
Eating more sugar makes our body secrete more insulin to digest the sugar. The insulin released in the blood stream no doubt digests the sugar but the excess insulin makes the blood sugar lower than the desired level. Then our body craves for more sugar and we eat more of it. eventually this leads to malfunction of pancreas which leads to diabetics. It is better we should use sugar in moderation. Another alternative is to use unrefined sugars, which also contains vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants.
Fat is essential for the body. fat supplies Essential Fatty Acids to the body. What are these - these are fats body incapable of producing on its own like linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid. In addition vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat soluble and we need fat to see that these are reached all parts of body.
We need fat, however we need quality fat. Saturated fats are bad fats which are accused of causing heart attacks and blocked arteries. These are main culprits for elevation of bad cholesterol (LDL and VLDL cholesterols).
We need to avoid bad fats -
Fats of animal origin - fats which are found in animals including butter
Trans fats- unsaturated fats and artificially made into saturated fats by the process of hydrogenation, which are mainly used in bakery foods.
We need to consume good fats in moderation - which are poly unsaturated fats. Olive Oil and Groundnut (peanut) oil are basically recommended.