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Don't Be Afraid of Fat
By Will Brink
Most people run from fat when dieting, thinking all fats are evil. All fats are not created equal and are essential to fat loss and health.
Reduce saturated fats where possible and replace with polyunsaturated fats (PUFS) such as flax oil, deep water fish, walnut oil, and monounsaturated fats from olive oil and avocados. The fats from these sources are considered the "good fats" and need not be avoided, but rather added to the diet.
Research has shown that omega-3 oils from flax, fish, or fish oil capsules, improve health and assist fat loss. One to three tablespoons a day of flax oil mixed in a protein drink, used as salad oil with vinegar, or taken straight, will dramatically improve fat loss and long-term health.
The omega-3 oil found in flax oil known as alpha- linolenic acid is an essential fatty acid (EFA) and is required for optimal health and fatty acid metabolism. All fats are not created equal and trying to avoid all fats in the diet, as is commonly recommended, is a surefire way to sabotage a fat loss diet. It will also degrade one’s health and performance.
Fat from the sources listed above should generally make up about 30 percent of calories.
Never Ever Go Food Shopping Hungry
This is one of the most effective strategies I know of to avoid unwanted junk and various snacks from finding their way into your shopping cart, which ends up in your home, which ends up on your butt! Make sure to eat something before you go food shopping and you will be able to resist the junk that often finds its way into your cart.
If you go food shopping without a good meal in your stomach, it’s much more likely you will come home with junk food. Human hunger and appetite are regulated by a phenomenally complicated set of overlapping feedback networks, involving a long list of hormones, psychological factors, and others way beyond the scope of this article.
Suffice to say, we often make snap decisions and impulse purchases with certain foods as a result of one or more of these feedback loops being activated by an empty stomach while we shop. Translated, your “willpower” to resist junk foods will be much greater if you eat something healthy at least 20-30 minutes before you go food shopping.
You can either plan your meal schedule so that one meal is eaten before you go shopping, or have a snack (at least 20-30 minutes before shopping) which will have the desired effect.
A yogurt with some flax oil mixed in is a good choice, as is a half cup of cottage cheese and a handful of walnuts or some other nut. A protein shake or MRP will suffice, but solid food tends to be more satiating.
Marketing Term "Doctor Recommended" Debunked
When I see this common marketing term, I always want to call the company up and ask, "Which doctor is that, and can I have his or her phone number?"
Somehow I know they won’t have a doctor for me to talk to.
And what type of doctor are they talking about? A medical doctor (MD), or a person with a PhD (also a doctor) in a totally unrelated field? Do I care if a person with a PhD in French history recommends the product?
Of course not. Also, does this doctor they have listed in their ad have financial interests in recommending the product or is he doing it out of the goodness of his heart? The reality is that most MDs have very little knowledge of nutrition or nutritional supplements anyway.
Bottom line, 99 percent of the time "doctor recommended" is a worthless term with no bearing on the effectiveness, quality, or safety of a product, so don't fall for it.
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