Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Eat and Lose Body Fat, Nutritional Facts About Fat

By Ricardo d Argence

Today you can find someone offering to sell you the latest fat loss plan or gizmo, anywhere you look. All kinds of remedies are available to fight fat, ranging from pills and shakes to electronic devices. Sounds good, right? Fat can be lost from the body by burning it off through exercise or changing diet to avoid intake. To remain healthy the body has a required fat content and consumption,the problem is there is actually some fat that we need in order. Yes, you heard correctly.

Although everyone is going crazy trying to lose a huge a mount of weight, we can't lose sight of the fact that in small amounts fat is part of a healthy diet. The purpose of fat cells is to help regulate hormonal levels, furnish energy sources, as well as provide cushioning for the body's internal organs. The problem then is not in the presence of fat but the amount. The three-percent threshold, when crossed, signals a dangerous situation to vital parts of the body.

Your diet basically makes available to your body two kinds of fat: good fat or bad fat. The so-called good fats are the polyinsaturated and monounsaturated types, while the so-called bad fats are the saturated and trans fat types. The latter we need to avoid while the former is an essential part of a balanced diet. Omega-3 fatty acids are essential to the processes of the human body, but they have to be ingested, as the body does not manufacture them. Therefore, we must get it from our diet.

You should be familiar with the kinds of fat contained in different foods in order to get the good fats your body needs. Examples of good fat foods are nuts, avocados, sunflower seeds and fish oil.

In deep fat fried foods and heavily preserved foods,the kind of fat you should avoid will be contained. A diet high in saturated or trans fats, including products such as cheese, french fries, and potato chips, quickly leads to health problems.

Tran's fats are really harmful for your body as they decrease the good cholestrol besides increasing bad cholestrol in your body.

Fat storage adds weight to your midsection and also has an overall adverse impact on your health. Besides having high cholesterol you are prone to the risk of having diabetes, stroke and heart attack. The simple solution is to cut back on bad fats and exercise more in order to reduce your risk of these as well as additional health problems. - 15634

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