Thinking you’re doing yourself a favour by choosing a low-fat salad dressing? It is time to think again!
A new study finds that you absorb more nutrients from vegetables if you choose a full-fat dressing, compared to a low-fat variant.
The study assessed the vegetables’ bioavailability – the proportion of the nutrients that are actually absorbed by your digestive system after you eat a certain food. A food with a low bioavailability wouldn’t provide your body with much nutrition, while a food with higher bioavailability gives you more bang for the buck.
The bioavailability of vegetables dressed with full-fat dressings was much higher than that of vegetables without fatty dressing. So eating those under-dressed vegetables could be less efficient for you than enjoying a fattier bed of greens.
A new study finds that you absorb more nutrients from vegetables if you choose a full-fat dressing, compared to a low-fat variant.
The study assessed the vegetables’ bioavailability – the proportion of the nutrients that are actually absorbed by your digestive system after you eat a certain food. A food with a low bioavailability wouldn’t provide your body with much nutrition, while a food with higher bioavailability gives you more bang for the buck.
The bioavailability of vegetables dressed with full-fat dressings was much higher than that of vegetables without fatty dressing. So eating those under-dressed vegetables could be less efficient for you than enjoying a fattier bed of greens.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: Carotenoid bioavailability is higher from salads ingested with full-fat than with fat-reduced salad dressings as measured with electrochemical detection
Additionally, full-fat salads simply taste better.
All the best Jan
18 comments:
...I agree!
Yay....Can't stand lo fat salad dressings!!!
undoubtedly they taste better!
Good news! I never buy low-fat anything. It just means it has more carbohydrates and less flavour.
I'm sure this is right, and they definitely taste better. Hugs, Valerie
I don't buy anything low fat, I think you can taste the difference.
Don't eat a lot of dressing only have a bit on coleslaw and I don't like it fat free.
Yes, love the dressing.
Muito importante as saladas na nossa alimentação.
Um abraço, continuação de boa semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
Hello, well that is interesting. Good news! Thanks for sharing.
Happy Wednesday, enjoy your day!
I prefer full fat everything Jan, less sugar.
Interesting. I always use low fat dressings.
I find Ken's Steak House Lite dressings very tasty.
I like the result of this study!
Good news for me!
Francisco translation:
Very important the foods in our salads.
A hug, and a continued good week.
I have heard this in more than one place, it's hard to believe but I have gone toward that way in our eating and it hasn't stopped us from losing weight
Very interesting!! Thank you!!!
Well I never!
Lisa x
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