No! This is a long-standing fallacy or falsehood. Studies have shown that not eating fat or eliminating fat completely from one’s diet has led to an increase in weight, nutrient deficiencies, early-onset arthritis, and metabolic and hormone issues. You see, eating fat (healthful fat) is critical for weight loss. Fat helps us stay full longer, a concept called satiety. Fat helps us eat less at a meal and can even keep us nutritionally balanced. The only way we can absorb fat-soluble vitamins is by eating fat. If you take the fat out of your diet completely you will become malnourished, you will feel hungry all the time, and you will break down your muscles for energy.
Essential fatty acids, or fat, can also help with hormone balance, cholesterol moderation, joint health, long-term energy, insulation for vital organs and cell membrane formation.
The problem is that the average Individual’s diet contains too much fat and the wrong type of fat. Eating the majority of fat in your diet from plant sources is most beneficial.
Eating fat is essential for health as you can see from the paragraphs above. Without fat in your diet, it is much easier to overeat, become malnourished, and be extremely dissatisfied with your food.
How can eating more fat cause me to burn fat?
Eating healthy fat doesn’t make someone fat; it is your body’s inability to burn fat that is the real problem. Did you know every cell in your body is comprised of a bi-lipid layer, meaning 2 layers of fat?
Fat is not the problem! The answer is understood when you adjust your body from burning sugar, also known as glucose, as your primary fuel to burning fat for your main
source of fuel.
What is the difference between healthy and bad (damaged) fat?
There definitely are healthy fats and unhealthy fats. Typically plant and fish fats are healthier than animal fats because they contain poly- and monounsaturated fatty acids. Monounsaturated fatty acids are a type of fat found in a variety of foods and oils. Studies show
that eating foods rich in monounsaturated fatty acids improves blood cholesterol levels, which can decrease your risk of heart disease.
Research also shows that these fatty acids may benefit insulin levels and blood sugar control, which can be especially helpful if you have type 2 diabetes. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are a type of fat found mostly in plant-based foods and oils. Evidence shows that eating foods rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids improves blood cholesterol levels, which can decrease your risk of heart disease.
Many of you have also heard of Omega-3 fatty acids. these are a specific type of polyunsaturated fat that may be especially beneficial to your heart and brain health. Omega-3 fatty acids, found in some types of fatty fish, appears to decrease the risk of coronary artery disease. There are also plant sources of Omega-3 fatty acids. Excellent sources of these types of fat include foods such as avocado, coconut, nuts, seeds and various types of oils including coconut oil, avocado oil, and olive oil.
Hope this article helps you decide which fat is best for you and how you can incorporate it into your daily diets.
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