Eat Fat Lose Fat 

A misunderstood fat loss diet tip when fat loss eating!

Eat Fat Lose Fat! Fats, although shunned by many with the aim of burning off body fat, do play an essential role in our fat burning meals. Your body requires Fat to function properly. 

Not only is it the best energy source, fat is also a nutrient used to transport Fat-soluble vitamins — vitamins A, D, E and K — from your food into your body. 

Fat also helps maintain healthy hair and skin, protects vital organs, keeps your body insulated, and provides a sense of fullness after meals. This of course can help make meal number restrictions when dieting more tolerable. 

A diet low in fat can lead to low energy levels.

Fats can even assist fast fat burning if consumed in the proper way. The problem with most people hoping to Lose Fat is that they eat too much saturated fat and trans fats which are classed as unhealthy fats. So eat fat to burn fat but just make sure it's the right kind of Fat. 

Excessive eating of biscuits, cakes, fried foods, etc. All which are high in saturated fats and often contain trans fats can severely effect your fat loss goals and your health.

The RDA of saturated fats is 20grams per day and 50grams of other fats, however, this subject to change depending on the individual and her/her fitness goals.

Eat Fat Lose Fat in your Diet

When eating fat to lose fat in dieting a greater emphasize is placed on healthy fats which are high in monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Monounsaturated being type the fat to concentrate on. 

[TIP: Add a tablespoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil to your stir-fry or salad for a healthy dose of monounsaturated fats!]

Without going into too much detail polyunsaturated can be divided into two sub-groups called omega-6 and omega-3. Both of these families of polyunsaturated are essential for good health and normal growth. 

Since they cannot be manufactured by the human body, they must be supplied in the diet. For this reason, they are often referred to as the "essential fatty acids", or "EFA's".

Healthy Fats

Monounsaturated fats can be found in olive, peanut and canola oils. Most nuts also have high amounts of monounsaturated fat.

Polyunsaturated fats can be found in vegetable oils, such as safflower, corn, sunflower, soy and cottonseed oils.

Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fats found mostly in seafood such as salmon, mackerel and herring. Flaxseeds, flax oil and walnuts also contain omega-3 fatty acids.

While it may be clear now why Fat can be so important in your Diet you should not consume too many serving of Healthy Fat foods. 

Obviously, Healthy fat foods still do contain a high number of calories and it is for this reason why they should only be consumed sparsely and by that I mean only a few times per week and in small portions. For example, a small handful of cashew nuts or flaxseeds a few times per week.

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