Fatty Food – Weight Loss Diet Solutions

Fats in your diet

Fats are always looked at as a negative in a diet…well in almost all diets anyway, as Atkins tends to think that they are OK. The reason that most people try to avoid fats is that they tend to be less of a priority for your body to metabolize; the body would rather metabolize the carbohydrates and then Fat or Protein. Another issue with fat is the number of calories per gram, a gram of fat has 9 calories as opposed to Protein and carbohydrates which have 4 calories per gram. So your body is going to more than likely store any extra fat taken in as, well, fat.

What Kind of Fats in Your Diet to Watch For

So you should watch out for the Fats in your diet in most cases. Still it is important to take in some fats, you body can not exist without any fats and in fact stores vitamins A, D, E and K in fat. These vitamins are needed to maintain good health. One thing to be aware of is that these vitamins because they are stored in fat can build up and be toxic¦how toxic? Well I have not heard of anyone getting sick from them but without them you would surely get sick.

Research has shown, because that people who consume a high-sugar diet tend to consume lower amounts of fat and vice versa. If you think about this it means that your mind will look at a sugary or a fatty food in the same way and will crave both in the same way.

Different Types of Fats in Your Diet

Most people’s questions about fats in your diet are what kind they can eat to be eating healthy. There are three types of fat that comes from food. Saturated Fats, Polyunsaturated Fats, and Monounsaturated Fats. All three are found in foods that come from animals or plants, but the amount varies. As a rule, more saturated fat is found in animal than vegetable foods, where more polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats are found in vegetables than animal foods. Cholesterol is also found in foods from animals.

Saturated fat is mainly found in foods of animal origin, but some vegetables also have large amounts. These are called saturated vegetable fats and are often found in processed bakery goods and nondairy milk or cream substitutes. These are: Beef, Brazil Nuts, Butter, Cheese, Chocolate, Coconut, Coconut Oil, and Lard

As a rule of thumb when shopping, saturated fats are solid at room temperature. When you have a lot of saturated fat in your diet, your liver responds by making more cholesterol. This raises your blood cholesterol level. It is the most harmful type of fat you can eat.

Polyunsaturated fats come mainly from plants. They are liquid at room temperature. Eating polyunsaturated fat can reduce blood cholesterol levels. Examples are Almonds, Corn Oil, Cottonseed Oil, Filberts, Fish, Margarine, Mayonnaise, and Pecans

Monounsaturated fats are mainly found in foods that come from plants. They are liquid at room temperature and can reduce blood cholesterol levels, but less than polyunsaturated fats do. They can, however, raise HDL cholesterol (the ‘good’ kind of cholesterol) levels. Examples are Avocado, Canola Oil, Cashews, Olives, Olive Oil, Peanuts, and Peanut Butter.

Trans fats are what make vegetable margarines have a butter-like texture, and prolong the shelf life of packaged foods. The effects of trans fats are still not known, but it is believed that they, like saturated fats, cause blood cholesterol levels to increase. As we have learned over the last couple years trans fats can not be metabolized by our body so they are poisonous and very unhealthy

You can see that these Fats in your diet are important but some should be eaten with caution

Fattening Food is often seen as bad when we are trying to lose some weight. The first thing that people will stop eating when trying to drop a few pounds is to cut all fatty food. It is a common belief that any food with fat in it is bad for health,but is it all that bad?.

It’s known as the low-fat craze,and in the early 90’s across america it was all that was important if you wanted to look great and stay slim. If you want to lose weight and look great you would need to cut out low fat foods and the low-fat craze was born in the early 90’s. You see it is thought that fattening foods have more than twice the calories of foods that are high in carbohydrates. To lose weight people would replace the same quantity of fat that they would normally eat with an equal amount of carbs.

By that assumption,they are right but in order to maintain good health certain fats are needed by the body. You right by that assumption but for your body to function well you need those certain fats in your diet. Even some cholesterol is needed for the body to function properly. To be able to properly absorb vitamins A,D,E and K,fat is needed to facilitate their absorbance in the body. To be able to absorb essential vitamins into the body you need these fats as they help to facilitate the process.These vitamins are all fat soluble.

Dietary fats can clean your arterial walls by removing the plaque that builds up and helps with digestion which intern will improve weight loss. The plaque that builds up inside of your arteries is removed by these essential dietary fats which then helps you to lose weight quicker. Don’t make the mistake and start eating too many of these fats as they should not be consumed in large amounts. Make sure you are eating plenty of vegetables and salads.For example instead of using lots of dressing on your salad try some olive oil instead.

The truth about fats and weight loss is that there’s no correlation. For most americans studies have shown that their waistlines are getting bigger even though they are consuming fewer of their calories from fat then in the past. Americans are now getting fewer of their calories from fatty foods. Why is this so? Because when trying to lose wieght if you eat more calories then you burn you will gain weight.

When someone gives up all fats in their diet they tend to eat larger quantities of carbohydrates and refined sugars which leads to weight gain. Carbohydrates and refined sugars are high in calories and will lead to weight gain and studies have shown that people who cut out fats altogether tend to eat more of these foods. Our bodies will continue to crave fat so it is better to consume some fat rather then give it up altogether.

The amount of dietry fats needed daily is 30% of your total daily calories. .If you don’t know how many grams this is just add up your total calorie intake and 1/3 of that will be your fat intake. You might think that this number is high but if you combined it with a healthy balanced diet and ecercise routine you will stay at a more steady weight. 30% fats might seem high to you but it is what is need to stay healthy. So despite what you might read of hear there are certain fats that are needed for your body and there is no such thing as a “fattening food”. The food that you eat will contribute to you daily calories,how many will consume will either impact on your health in a good or bad way.

Related Blogs

Related Blogs on The Myth of Fattening Food