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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Facts About Food Fat

By Beth Hoover

The first thing you need to know about fats is there are bad fats and good fats - you need to know the difference.

Limiting dietary food fat intake to not more than 25% to 30 percent of your total calories is one of the finest things you can do for your health. Eating excess fat causes weight gain and overweight and obesity increase your chance of hypertension ( hypertension ), diabetes, diseases of the heart and arteries and certain particular 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 vital because one gram of fat has about 9 calories while protein and carbs have only about four calories per gram. This means you can eat twice as much protein and carbohydrate as fat for the same amount of calories.

Many fat foods, such as bacon, sausage and potato chips, are also not that nutritious since they contain a lot less vitamins and minerals per calorie. Put simply, many high fat foods are not particularly nutrient dense foods.

Diet fat also has the capability to raise your blood cholesterol level, which is a notable risk factor for heart problems.

Set a goal to limit your total fat intake to no more than 25% to thirty percent of your total caloric consumption. If you're eating two thousand calories a day, eat not more than about seventy grams of fat.

But awareness of the difference between bad fat good fat shows it is important to limit your cholesterol intake from saturated animal fats, butter, coconut and palm oils to less than ten percent of your total calorific consumption 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 important. Omega 3 fatty acids have been shown to help lower cholesterol and triglycerides, reduce possibility of heart disease and relieve arthritis pain 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, sour cream, heavy sauces and gravies. Use low-fat dressings on salads. And, for dessert, select fresh fruit instead of cookies or ice cream. - 17269

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