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 Hydrogenated fats or oils. These contain harmful trans-fats which can contribute to heart
disease, obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. This includes some pastries, soybean oils, palm oil,
some butters, shortening and margarine, salad dressings, fried foods cooked in
hydrogenated oils, such as chips.
 Foods containing BHA and/or BHT. These are two common synthetic (artificial) anti-
oxidants that some manufacturers add to foods to stop the fats in them going rancid on
shop shelves, e.g. some breads, pastries, cakes and cake mixes and salad dressings.

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Fabulous Fats
 All naturally occurring fats in PLANTS & Oily FISH. This
includes avocado, coconut, nuts and seeds (especially
walnuts, flaxseed, linseed and non-hydrogenated
canola oil) and salmon. These are the Omega-3 rich
fats that help to decrease inflammation and improve
heart health in menopausal women.
 Only some SATURATED animal fats. If you are
overweight with a ‘fatty liver’ and you have high cholesterol and you have symptoms of
‘estrogen-dominance’, it is still prudent to keep a low intake of animal fats until you have
undergone ‘Circuit Breaker’. This is because your liver will not be able to metabolise fats
efficiently if it is ‘fatty’. Keep animal fats to a minimum e.g. 80% of your weekly intake
should be plant fats and only 20% of your weekly intake should be animal fats if you have
put on lots of fat under your diaphragm. This indicates a ‘fatty liver’.