fat isn't that bad for weight loss
Heya tribe, i haven't sent out a blog now for over a week so i thought i would tackle fat for you ooooooh fat is bad isn't it?
I would like to introduce you to one of our macronutrients often
prescribed as the bad nutrient to be avoided at all costs which actually we now
understand is a key component in healthy living.
What is your first thought when I mention fats? Do you think that eating
fat makes you fat and is to be avoided at all costs? This eBook is designed to help you understand
what is good and what is bad when it comes to the dreaded fat.
The big food manufacturers and supermarkets would like you to believe
that fat is bad and that you should only eat low fat foods. In my humble opinion which a lot of exercise
types believe you should try and avoid any fat free, low fat diet foods totally
as they generally contain lots of fats, sugars and have been altered too much
to be of any nutritional value.
There are also some crazy people highlighting the fact that some great
foods such as avocados, nuts, seeds and oily fish are high in fat or
calories. As you will find out later
high fat doesn’t mean the food is bad for us, in fact the contrary.
Unfortunately the low fat, diet label hasn’t helped with health in UK or
the western world it has done the exact opposite and helped create more
sickness, obesity and diabetes.
So there are bad fats and good fats and even our understanding of bad
fats has changed in the last couple of years.
The recent shock wave is that not all saturated fats are bad for us and
that the cholesterol in food isn’t really linked to the cholesterol in our body
as such.
The bad fats including some saturated fats and trans fats are guilty of
causing lots of issues with health today and the good fats containing DHA and
EPA are linked to good health and improvement of health.
Without good fats in your diet it’s 100% likely that your body and brain
will not function at 100%.
Q1 It’s interesting but what are the names for
types of fats.
The names we are talking about here are saturated, trans,
monounsaturated and polyunsaturated and essential fats. The essential fats are often referred to as
omega 3 and omega 6, the lower the omega number the better they are for us and
mainly fish have omega 3 and meats omega 6.
Saturated fats are solid at room temperature eg butter, lard, coconut
oil and animal fats. Unsaturated and
essential fats are actually oils, therefore liquid at room temperatures and
include vegetable oils and olive oil.
Q2 which fats are good and
bad.
I am going to explain these fats in a traffic light system with red
being the one you shouldn’t eat as often and green being the fats that should
be consumed each day. However even the
foods in the red should be eaten sometimes especially the animal fats in meat.
Trans fats and some saturated fats are the harmful ones, which can
increase the chance of heart disease, strokes and higher cholesterol. Even though I said there is only a tenuous
link between high cholesterol foods and creating high cholesterol in your body
you should still try and avoid the foods that make you really fat as that in
itself will raise cholesterol. Trans
fats are hidden and tend to be in processed foods, basically most processed
foods shouldn’t be eaten often especially cakes, biscuits, crisps, pies etc.
Trans fats occur to save money as the process of hydrogenation of a fat
ensures a longer shelf life of food and therefore a money saver but life
killer. Hydrogenated fats and the foods
that contain lots including margarine are unrecognisable in our body and
therefore of no nutritional value just harmful.
Most processed foods on the supermarket shelf have trans fats within
them and are also referred to on a contents list as partially hydrogenated, hydrogenated
fats and should be avoided.
Bad Fats
Saturated fats below should be eaten and perhaps should be in amber or
green these days, eat them every now and then and enjoy. Coconut oil is a saturated fat but contains
good cholesterol and is believed to help with health.
High fat cuts of meat
Full fat dairy products
Cheese
Ice cream
Lard
Trans fats should be avoided absolutely
Baked goods including pies, pasties, pizza, cookies, buns
Snacks such as crisps, crackers, biscuits
Margarine and spreads
Fried foods including fries, chips, fish and kfc
So the red light means avoid and limit in some cases and the amber is
mainly limit with a few exceptions.
Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated are classed as good fats however you
should still just have as much as you need and not have loads in your diet
(less nuts, fish and seeds enjoy these new studies suggest)
Here are some sources
Monounsaturated Fats
Olive oil
Almond oil
Rice oil
Rapeseed oil
Seed and nut oil
Avocados (enjoy)
Olives (enjoy)
Nuts (enjoy)
Polyunsaturated Fats
Sunflower oil
Corn oil
Sesame oil
Flaxseed oil
Seeds (have as much as you like)
Fatty fish ( have as much as you like
Fish, nuts and seeds should make up a percentage of each persons food to
ensure good health. I understand that
nuts and seeds are not very appetising when you first start eating them
however like all new things they do grow on you.
A method of helping yourself eating lots of these pretty good fats is
use things like coconut oil to cook with, also great for clean teeth and
skin. Check out oil pulling online.
Dress your own salads
Snack on nuts and seeds, this does take some practise
As you will notice lots of foods here you may have seen in other
categories and that is just the way nature is.
The foods in listed below as I have eluded to before are ones you can
eat often and need to be eaten as they contain essential oils omega 3 and omega
6.
Omega 6 – essential oil
Olive oil
Evening primrose
Flaxseed oil
Nuts, almonds, macadamia, cashew, hazelnut, walnut
Pumkin
Omega 3 - essential oil
Flaxseed oil
Avocados
Walnuts, brazil nuts
Fatty fish
Rapeseed and canola oil
Hopefully pretty simple so far just eat more form the green than amber,
more from amber than red and try and avoid most of the red fats.
Essential oil / fats
When it comes to food types, proteins, macronutrients and micronutrients
if the food stuff is essential this means your body needs it for correct
function. Either your body doesn’t make
enough or any and requires it for normal bodily functions. Unlike nearly all fats essential fats are not
used for fuel and therefore cannot make you fat.
Eat fish, nuts, seeds and stuff from the green light and it will go a long way to keeping you fit.
For the best source of omega 3 check out KRILL OIL its the next big thing.
Anyhoo good luck with your training and nutrition
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