In the realm of weight loss, fat has been given a bad rap
with regards to its value as an essential nutrient for the
body. Alongside the infamous carbohydrate, fat is the other
infamous nutrient that has been targeted as something to
eliminate or avoid by the weight loss industry. The irony
is that both are fundamental nutrients for sustaining a
healthy body. We have to re-educate ourselves on what type
of fats to eat in a balanced diet to burn the baby fat.
Burning the baby fat requires that you lower your overall
fat intake. Unfortunately, in our society the average
person has a high fat diet and this can result in being at
risk for several health problems such as cancer of the
breast, colon and prostate cancer and cardiovascular
disease.
The first step to burn the baby fat is to lower the amount
of fat in your diet to a healthy level by choosing to follow
through with making lifestyle changes in how you purchase
and prepare your food. For example, shopping when you are
famished is not a good idea, as you will be more inclined to
make poor food choices and go for the foods high in
saturated fat.
Keeping track of fat content in foods is much easier today
because most food products come with nutrition labels and
ingredients. Because people are becoming more health
conscious consumers, some food companies and fast food
restaurant chains have nutrition brochures.
The recommended percentage of fat in a healthy diet is
between 20 to 35 percent. Within that narrow range less
than 10 percent should be saturated fat (animal products),no
more than one percent should be trans fat (products with
hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats) and only 300mg
should be cholesterol. The majority of your fat intake must
come from monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fats (fish oils
and plant oil products such as nuts and olives).
Obviously, your fat content will change from day to day and
thus some meals will have more fat than others. Balancing
the high fat days with the low fat days will keep your fat
intake within the healthy zone. Focus on the whole picture,
and aim at lowering your overall fat intake for weeks and
months and not for each meal or the occassional donut you
eat.
Fat is good but only in moderation. Lower your calorie
intake of unhealthy fats especially when you need to burn
the baby fat and maintain your health. A healthy diet is a
balanced diet and that includes having good fats in your
diet. A healthy lifestyle is a combination of eating right,
regular exercise and don't forget to make it fun.
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