Bheka ibhodlela lakho le-shampoo, hamba ku-toothpaste noma imbiza oyintandokazi yebhotela lamantongomane, futhi cishe uzobhekana namafutha esundu (yize ngezinye izikhathi ehamba ngamanye amagama-ngaphezulu kwalokho okungezansi). Uwoyela oyimpikiswano ubonakala yonke indawo, okusenze sazibuza ukuthi: Ingabe amafutha esundu awalungile kuwe? Kuthiwani ngemvelo? (Impendulo emfushane ukuthi kukhona okuhle nokubi, okuhlakaniphile kwezempilo, futhi yebo, kubi endaweni ezungezile.) Qhubeka ufunda ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe.
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Yini Amafutha Esundu?
Amafutha esundu uhlobo lwamafutha emifino adliwayo atholakala esithelweni sezihlahla zamafutha esundu, ngokuvamile achuma emahlathini ashisayo, ashisayo. Ngokusho kwe I-World Wildlife Federation (WWF), amaphesenti angama-85 owoyela wesundu atholakala emhlabeni wonke avela e-Indonesia naseMalaysia. Kunezinhlobo ezimbili zamafutha esundu: amafutha esundu angahluziwe (enziwe ngokukhama isithelo) kanye namafutha esundu (enziwe ngokuchoboza uhlamvu lwesithelo). Amafutha esundu angafakwa ohlwini ngaphansi kwamafutha esundu noma ngaphansi kwelinye lamagama ahlukile angaba ngu-200, okuhlanganisa i-Palmate, i-Palmolein ne-sodium lauryl sulfate.Itholakalaphi?
Ngokuvamile, amafutha esundu atholakala ekudleni nasemikhiqizweni yobuhle. Ngokwe-WWF, amafutha esundu atholakala ekudleni okufana nama-noodle asheshayo, imajarini, u-ayisikhilimu nebhotela lamantongomane, kanye nemikhiqizo yobuhle efana namashampoo nezinti zomlomo. Isetshenziselwa ukuthuthukisa ukuthungwa nokunambitha, ukuvimbela ukuncibilika nokwelula impilo yeshalofu. Ayinaphunga futhi ayinambala, okusho ukuthi ngeke iguqule imikhiqizo engezwe kuyo.
Ingabe Ayilungile Ngempilo Yakho?
Okokuqala ake sihlole amaqiniso omsoco. Isipuni esisodwa (amagremu angu-14) samafutha esundu sinamakhalori angu-114 namagremu angu-14 amafutha (amagremu angu-7 amafutha agcwele, amagremu angu-5 amafutha e-monounsaturated namagremu angu-1.5 amafutha e-polyunsaturated). Futhi iqukethe amaphesenti angu-11 okunconywa kwansuku zonke kavithamini E.
Ikakhulukazi, uvithamini E otholakala emafutheni esundu ubizwa ngokuthi ama-tocotrienols, anezakhiwo eziqinile zokulwa ne-antioxidant ezingase zisekele impilo yobuchopho, ngokwezifundo ezifana nazo. Lena kusukela e-Ohio State University Medical Center.
Noma kunjalo, nakuba uwoyela wesundu ungenayo i-trans-fat, unamafutha agcwele, okusho ukuthi angakhuphula i-cholesterol engenampilo kanye ne-triglycerides, okwandisa amathuba okuba nesifo senhliziyo.
Ngokuvamile, amafutha esundu anempilo kunamanye amafutha okupheka namafutha, kodwa awanempilo njengamanye, njengamafutha omnqumo kanye ne-ghee. (Okwengeziwe mayelana nezinye izindlela ezinempilo kamuva.)
Ingabe Yimbi Emvelweni ?
Ngokombono wezempilo, kukhona okuhle nokubi okucacile kumafutha esundu. Ngokombono wemvelo, amafutha esundu mubi ngenkuthalo.
Ngokuvumelana ne Isayensi yaseMelika , uwoyela wesundu unengxenye ngokwengxenye yokugawulwa kwamahlathi ngokushesha ezindaweni zase-Indonesia naseMalaysia, futhi unemiphumela engemihle ekukhishweni kwekhabhoni nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.
Ngokusho kwe WWF , 'Izindawo ezinkulu zamahlathi asezindaweni ezishisayo nezinye imvelo ezinenani eliphezulu lokongiwa ziye zagencwa ukuze kuvuleke indawo enkulu yamasimu esundu kawoyela. Lokhu kucwecwa kucekele phansi indawo ebucayi yezilwane eziningi ezisengozini yokushabalala—kuhlanganise obhejane, izindlovu namahlosi.' Phezu kwalokho, 'Ukushiswa kwamahlathi ukuze kuvuleke indawo yesilimo nakho kuwumthombo omkhulu wokukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa. Izindlela zokulima kakhulu ziholela ekungcoleni komhlaba nokuguguleka nokungcoliswa kwamanzi.'
Ngakho-ke, Ingabe Kufanele Siyeke Ngokuphelele Ukusebenzisa Amafutha Esundu?
Uma ucabangela ukuthi mingaki imikhiqizo equkethe amafutha esundu, ukuyiduba ngokuphelele cishe akunakwenzeka. Futhi, ukuncishiswa kwesidingo sikawoyela wesundu kungaphoqa izinkampani eziwuvunayo ukuthi esikhundleni salokho ziguqukele ekuvuneni okuqinile kwezingodo okunganyusa ukungcola. Esikhundleni sokuma ngokuphelele, ikhambi elingcono kakhulu libonakala liwukuthola amafutha esundu ahlala njalo lapho kungenzeka. Kanjani? Bheka imikhiqizo enombala oluhlaza Isitika se-RSPO noma ilebula yeGreen Palm, ekhombisa ukuthi umkhiqizi wenza izinguquko ohlelweni lokukhiqiza oluzinzile.
knape/getty izithombeUkupheka Okuhlukile Ngamafutha Esundu
Nakuba ukugwema uwoyela wesundu ngokuphelele akunangqondo futhi akufanelekile, uma ufuna amafutha anempilo ongapheka ngawo, cabanga ngalezi zindlela ezihlukile.OKUhlobene : Ukuhlanganisa Ukudla Kuyathrenda, Kodwa Ingabe Kuyasebenza Ngempela?