Wellbeing

How to Distinguish Between and Understand the Fats We Intake

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While walking down any grocery store aisle, you may find a lot of guilt-free options like fat-free milk and cheese, low-fat cookies, sliced cakes and frozen dinners. Such low-fat options have exploded in the market, and so have obesity rates. Even the House of Commons data published on 2nd February 2016 says around 24% of adults in England are obese and a further 36% as overweight. So does a low-fat revolution mean a healthy and slim population? Do you see any benefits of having these low-fat foods as their healthy promises? You may not always and the reason for that is simple: not all fats are to be blamed.

The fact is our body needs fat. You just need to figure out which are the healthy or “good” fats that can help you manage your moods, stay on top of your mental state, fight fatigue, and even control your weight.

What are Good and What are Bad?

If you are able to distinguish between the major types of dietary fat found in food from plants and animals, you can win over your weight.

  • Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats (including omega-3s) are Good
  • Trans fats are Bad.
  • Saturated fats are still subject to debate

However, to label certain fats “good” and others “bad” can be a little simplistic. After all, it takes more than just the fat content of food to determine whether it’s healthy or unhealthy. Other factors include how food is raised or grown, how it’s prepared, and any additives used can make a huge difference to whether something is healthy or unhealthy. While some fish is packed with healthy omega-3 fats, for example, deep frying it in refined vegetable oil can add unhealthy trans-fat, making it potentially harmful. And while monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats from whole foods are universally considered good fats, those from industrially manufactured oils are often considered dangerous.

The trick is to cut out the fat and make healthy choices, and to replace bad fats with good ones that promote health and well-being.

What about the bad fats we’ve consumed?

We’ve all consumed a lot of fats, and then come out in search of ways to burn them. You would be delighted to know that fat-burning magic comes from your metabolism, a word you’ve probably heard day in, day out, but maybe didn’t care to learn more about. In simple words, metabolism means all the various chemical reactions that happen inside your body, 24/7, that keep you alive.

It starts with the food you eat that gets turned into energy and that energy is being utilized to keep your hair growing, your heart beating, your liver pumping out bile, your lungs transferring oxygen into your bloodstream, and a lot more. And while you may imagine that the majority of your calories get burned when you’re engaged in some strenuous activity like walking, jogging, running or riding a bike, you’re actually burning most of your calories, well, just while sitting with crossed legs.

Since metabolism can slow down, people keep fat burners as a small investment to help improve your burning just enough to cover more over the long haul. Get ready for some really good surprises, starting with Red Raspberries. It is naturally able to boost your metabolism and put fat burning on ignition. This is why marketers have tried filling supplements for weight loss with juicy red raspberry ketones. There are many more ingredients which are known to you but not as a weight loss aid to burn fat, boost energy or maybe stave off hunger. Some of them are just healthy versions of what you might be consuming now, like Green Coffee instead of your regular cup.

Having said that, we don’t mean burning calories in the gym is a waste of time. But the energy you expend while you’re in the gym or require while working out can be kept high by turning unwanted and unused fats into energy. Once you’ve reached your desired spot on the scale, try not to pick the donuts or get ready to burn the calories you’re going to add. A cheat day is always forgiven!

 

 

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