Discover How To Eat Fat And Actually Lose Weight

Wednesday Feb 3, 2010

I hope you will read this article with an open mind, because it will seem like a slap in the face to modern politically correct “experts.”To begin with, getting enough healthy dietary fat is very important to your health.

Because fats are the main components in the cell membrane structure body, you need enough healthy natural fat so your processes will be normal at the cellular level.Then again, man-made processed and modified fats (is the bad kind) found in most processed food will damage your cellular functioning, and promote the development of degenerative diseases.

Dietary fats play significant role in fat burning, muscle building, and hormonal balance.They’re also vital in the way your body uses vitamins and minerals, stores energy, and regulates enzymes.Every time I hear a “expert” on health talk about the importance of the low-fat diet to one’s health, I want to cringe.

Restricting any single macronutrient in your diet will work against your body can lead to problems.For those wanting a lean healthy body without disease, you need to have all three of the macronutrients.

One of the leading researchers in lipids and fats, Dr. Mary Enig, PhD, has pointed out how scientific evidence that fat diets are bad for health is lacking.In fact the Masai tribe in Africa, Eskimo’s, and Pacific islanders, all have diets high in fat but still had superior health.

This is true also for those who eat traditional Mediterranean diets, as well as the Samburus n Africa.

So the example of high-fat diets and good health just don’t jive with what the experts say.The problem here is that government agencies and nutritionists have been counted all together as one. While I don’t thing is a good idea to have very high fat diet, the most important thing is to avoid the dangers kind of fats is found in processed food. If you get healthy foods to eat, you will end up consuming some natural fats and in turn you will be able to lose weight fast.

Here is a small list of the healthiest fatty foods followed by some the deadliest.

Coconut fat is natural and healthy and rich in medium chain triglycerides, and is good for cooking.

Extra virgin olive oil comes from the first press of the olives and has more antioxidants.

This is great for salad dressing.In measured portions dark, bittersweet chocolate with more than 70% cocoa is very beneficial to your health because of the antioxidants.

Avocados and guacamole present great sources of healthy natural fats, fiber, and other nutrients.They go well in salads rapture quesadillas.

For natural sources of omega-3 polyunsaturated fats, eat high-fat fish like trout sardines and wild salmon.

A variety of nuts such as peanuts Macadamia’s and walnuts are great sources for healthy fats, but you should avoid nuts they’re cooked in oil.

Try some seeds like flaxseeds which are high in omega-3 content, but make sure there are only freshly ground to get the most benefit.

Animal fat is good for us if it comes from a healthy source so try eating meat, eggs, and dairy products that have been organically raised. Now that we’ve looked at healthy foods to eat, let’s look at some that are not so healthy. If you have more questions on this topic, feel free to visit our weight loss forum.

Fatty foods to avoid:

Trans fats( also known as hydrogenated oils, are highly industrialized substances that have no place in the human body.Refined oils are bad even if they’re not hydrogenated, like canola oils for example.

The spike in heart disease during the second half of the 20 century coincides with the explosion of use of vegetable oil, cottonseed oil, and corn oil: you can bet there is a correlation here, so avoid them.

Homogenized milk fat has also been altered during processing should be avoided, although raw milk is very hard to find.If you can’t find raw milk, stick with skim milk and get some culture dairy products like yogurt to help make up for it.

From this article I hope you realize the important truth about dietary fats and their relationship to a healthy diet.

To talk with us, go to our weight loss forum, If you’d like a free fat loss report, go to www.fatlossfactor.com.

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