Consuming Thoughts Fay Strickler Penn State Extension Home Economist For Berks Co. Remember when we were told the evils of butter. Now newspaper articles are reporting that perhaps margarine isn’t so terrific for us either. Whichever product you decide to use, here are a few things to keep in mind when choosing a fat for cooking or for eating as a spread according to Scott Mur doch, a nutritionist from Cornell. • Saturated fat, which is associ ated with an increase in blood cho lesterol, is the type of fat implicat ed in chronic illnesses, such as heart disease and cancer. Look for fats that are polyunsaturated or monounsaturated. • Remember that no vegetable product contains cholesterol, which is found only in animal products. • Here’s a list of fats with the least saturated ones at the top, the most at the bottom, canola oil, for example, contains only 6 percent saturated fat, whereas butter is 66 FULL LINE STAINLESS Sim CHIMNEYS ~**~l Deluxe Rain Cap <ssw Storm Collar T~~ Adjustable tL Roof Flashing Firestop Attic Insulation £ Shield Chimney Sections Chimney must be enclosed in living space Stove Pipe Adapter Black Stove Pipe rtwSn J stove \ Oor < Decorator Ceiling Support Mfg’s Distributor D.S. MACHINE SHOP Peeler Inquiries Invited percent saturated fat. Palm kernel and coconut oils, although derived from plants, are higher in saturated fats than fats from animal sources: 1. canola oil 2. safflower oil 3. sunflower oil 4. com oil 5. olive oil 6. soybean oil 7. peanut oil 8. margarine (taken as an average of various brands) 9. sesame seed oil 10. cottonseed oil 11. vegetable shortening 12. chicken fat 13. lard, beef fat 14. butter 15. palm kernel oil 16. coconut oil • This same list is a good refer ence for sources of alp!.a-linoleic and linoleic acids, the essential fatty acids needed for human NEW BUILT WOOD AND COAL NEW New Improved Automatic Draft Air Intake Regulator. External Shaker Handle Eliminates Dust. s. > WE MANUFACTURE: Hot Water Boilers, Bucket-A-Day Coal Stoves (Steel or Stainless), Basement Hot Air Stoves, We Also Will Make Special Designs If Possible. stop. 2388 Old Leacock Rd., Gordonville, PA 17529 717-768-3853 gjb^j growth and development. Oils toward the top contain more of these than do fats toward the bot tom. Canola oil contains 32 per cent of the essential fatty acids, whereas butter contains 4 percent. • Using cooking sprays made from some of the less saturated oils is one way to cut down fat intake. These can be used not only to lubricate pans but to spray directly on vegetables for oven browning. Using a pastry brush is another way to apply oil in a thin film. • We tend to think of mar- UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) As hunters set off into the woods in November and hikers seek the wild trail, they must be aware that bullets, bears and dead falls are not the only hazards in the forest. According to Dr. Charles Pitts, professor of ento mology in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, deer ticks (abodes scapulans ) will continue to be active into early winter. These ticks can transmit Lyme disease. “The biggest problem we have is diagnosis,” says Pitts. “The symptoms of Lyme disease are so common that many infected people think they have the flu or a cold.” Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle pain, nausea garihe as better for us than butter because it’s made with vegetable oils. To make those oils into a spread, they are treated by a process called hydrogenation. Hydrogenation also turns an unsaturated fat into a saturated one. Not all margarines are alike. Some contain much more hydro genated, that is saturated, fat that others. Read margarine labels carefully both for the types of oils used and for how many of them are hydrogenated. Hunters Beware Of and swollen glands. About half of Lyme disease sufferers will devel op a rash that begins as a red cir cular patch at the site of the bite. If caught early, Lyme disease is easily cured with penicillin, tetracycline or erythromycin. Left untreated, the rash and primary symptoms will fade away. Weeks or months later, sec ondary symptoms such as migraine headaches, arthritis, dizziness or an irregular heartbeat can surface. At this stage, Lyme disease is much more difficult to treat. Pitts says a major obstacle to Lyme disease recovery is human nature. “When people take antibi otics for any kind of illness, they often quit taking the medication when they feel better,” he says. “When the disease returns as the antibiotic levels decrease, the dis ease can be much more severe.” “Physicians often treat symp toms without knowing the exact diagnosis,” Pitts says. “Lyme dis ease can be easily cured —if you take the entire prescription of antibiotics.” Lyme disease is transmitted almost solely by the deer tick. The deer tick has three stages; adult, nymph and larva. In most cases, humans are bitten by larval ticks, Hershey (Dauphin Co.) 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Look for the words “expeller pressed,”, “natu rally pressed,” “cold pressed,” or “naturally crushed” on the prod uct labels. In the case of olive oil, look for “virgin” or “extra virgin.” These extraction processed do not cause the oil to become saturated. Just remember that there’s no easy answer to finding the most heart-healthy fat. Ticks which are roughly the size of the period ending this sentence. In the adult stage, deer ticks are more likely to feed on white-tail deer, dogs, raccoons and foxes. “Hunters should be particularly careful when handling game or dressing a deer,” says Pitts. “Be careful not to cut yourself and make sure you have no open cuts because you could acquire infec tions from the deer. There is not as much risk from adult ticks attaching to humans after the host deer has been shot. In most instances, hunters can dress or carry a deer without fear of ticks crawling onto them. “The tick’s mouth parts anchor it to the skin,” Pitts explains. “They also secrete a kind of cement that keeps them attached. They’re usually on the deer pretty tight.” “Most experts believe thfe tick has to be on the body at least 24 hours to transmit the disease,” Pitts says. “So it’s really impor tant to check your body carefully after being out in the woods.” To remove a tick, place tweez ers close to the tick’s head and pull straight back, taking care not to crush the tick, make sure all mouth parts are removed and wash and disinfect the bite area. Quilts collection of Pennsylvania Ger man quilts dating from the 1860 s through the 1930 s which were made and treasured by one rural Lebanon County family. The quilts in the exhibit reflect Lan caster County and Lebanon Coun ty quilt tradition influences. The program is free with muse um admission. For more informa tion call (717) 534-3439. 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