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Thursday, December 31, 2009

Facts About Food Fat

By Beth Hoover

Food fat fact number one is that there is bad fat good fat and it's in your best interest to understand the difference.

Limiting dietary food fat intake to not more than 25% to thirty percent of your total calories is one of the best things you can do for your fitness. Eating blubber causes weight gain and chubby and obesity increase your likelihood of high blood pressure, diabetes and certain specific cancers.

But losing weight isn't a straightforward as just eating fat-free foods. The basic law of weight reduction is you want to burn off more calories than you eat. You can do this by exercising more and eating less, particularly fat rich foods such as bacon, sausage and potato chips.

Eating less fat is important because one gm. of fat has about 9 calories while protein and carbohydrates have only about four calories per gram. This suggests you can eat twice as much protein and carbohydrate as fat for a similar quantity of calories.

Many fat foods,eg bacon, sausage and potato chips, are also not that healthy since they contain a lot less vitamins and minerals per calorie. In other words, many high fat foods aren't particularly nutrient dense foods.

Dietary fat also has the potential to raise your blood cholesterol level, which is a notable risk factor for coronary disease.

Set a goal to limit your total fat intake to no more than 25% to 30% of your total calorie consumption. If you are eating 2000 calories a day, eat not more than about 70 grams of fat.

But awareness of the difference between bad fat and good fat shows it's important to limit your cholesterol intake from saturated animal fats, butter, coconut and palm oils to less than ten percent of your total calories or about 20 grams for a 2,000 calorie diet.

Getting lots of omega 3 rich oils from greasy fish such as salmon, tuna, mackerel is also crucial. Omega 3 trans-acids have been shown to help lower cholesterol and triglycerides, reduce possibility of heart problems and relieve arthritis agony and support weight loss.

When selecting foods, choose lean meats, fish and chicken, low fat diary products, low fat plant foods such as fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts and seeds. As much as possible, avoid butter, heavy sauces and gravy. Use low-fat dressings on salads. And, for a treat, select fresh fruit or nonfat frozen yogurt instead of pie, cake or cookies. - 17273

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