You might have heard something about good fats we should eat, but I am more than sure that you’ve heard 10 times more about low fat products, low cholesterol products and reduced calorie diets.
In theory, if you reduce (or eliminate) your intake of fat, you should lose weight right? But has it worked for you? And most importantly, do you think it’s healthy? I can assure you that it isn’t! Your body needs good fats, and here’s why:
#1
Your body uses fat as fuel to produce energy.
#2
Your body needs cholesterol to produce almost all of your hormones, to protect blood vessels from damage and to repair them when damaged.
#3
Your body will not be able to absorb fat soluble vitamins, if you are not consuming enough fat.
#4
Contrary to popular belief, your body does not convert fat from food into fat tissue. Infact, your body can only convert carbs from your food into fat tissue.
#5
Foods that are high in cholesterol and fat do not affect the cholesterol in your blood. Once again, carbs are to be blamed for that.
#6
People who follow a fat free diet for a long period of time end up suffering from dry skin, dry hair, hair loss, low energy, feeling constant chills and joint pain. Often their blood cholesterol level rises to such an extent that medication is needed to keep it under control.
Needless to say, a fat-free diet is far from a healthy diet. What you need to do instead is eliminate the bad fats and consume the good fats.
Also, combining these good fats with the right food groups is an important part.
I will now start looking at carbs and thinking, “You evil, evil thing.”
Haha
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Why do they taste so good? ):
Sigh…
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thanks for the info, very interesting!
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This was a very helpful post. We must tell the difference between the good and the bad fats :)
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I still think “moderation” is the key to everything.
Too much of anything is not good for anyone.
I think there needs to be a good balance for everything for function well. So cookies and donuts and bad fats should be OK in MODERATION, as well. Staying active also helps!!
Being informed is a plus!
Thanks for the update.
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I don’t think I could give up on my donuts. They make my morning so much more interesting :)
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Sheila,
They taste good because they’re so bad!! Ehhh!
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Xannyyy,
Yeah unfortunately. Just like bad boys who look yum but are bad for you. Okay, baaad analogy! :D
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for EFA’s,
does liver oil work?
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Hey Lila,
Cod liver oil does work for EFAs.
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