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Fat. In most people, the word invokes images of morbidly obese people or, in a lot of cases, reminds people of their own beer gut/spare tire that they are lugging around on their midsection. Fat…
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This is a great article.. Fats have a bad reputation………….
 
“Fats were given a negative connotation because of bad science and a big marketing push in the ‘70s where the scientific nutrition community was telling everyone to avoid fats like the plague”


Eating healthy fats can actually help you lose weight. 


Read bellow


Fats that burn fat or help you lose weight
Adrian Bryant


Omega-3 fats
 
• Omega-3 fats help you burn fat by helping your body respond better to a hormone called Leptin (Leptin is the Greek word for thin) and…
• Leptin tells your body (your brain) to suppress your appetite making you eat less so you can maintain or lose weight and…
• Leptin increases your metabolism by increasing your thyroid output (your thyroid regulates your metabolism) and on top of all that…
• Leptin also causes your body to burn fat for energy so ,if your body isn’t responding well to Leptin then the reverse happens - You’ll be hungrier, and you’ll store more fat so… You can take Omega-3 fats to help your body respond much better to Leptin so you can increase your fat-burning metabolism
 
CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid)
 
• CLA is good for helping you get rid of belly fat and According to The International Journal of Obesity (August, 2001)…
• CLA also helps you Burn fat & gain leaner muscles at the same time
• CLA prevents your body from storing fat


GLA (Gamma-linolenic acid)

 
• GLA prevents weight gain in people who’ve lost weight plus GLA is also an appetite suppressant since it raises the levels of serotonin (and serotonin is a hormone that makes you feel full and eat less) and…
• GLA raises your metabolism by making the “Brown fat” in your body burn calories to keep your body warm.
• Brown fat (or Brown Adipose tissue) is not the same as the ugly “white” fat that accumulates on your arms, belly, thighs and other problem areas - Brown fat’s main job is to burn fat calories for energy to keep your body warm but usually brown fat is not as active in overweight people and that’s why you need GLA so you can “turn on” Brown fat so it can help you burn off the ugly “white” fat and…

fats are possibly the most misunderstood and misrepresented macronutrients we consume, it’s time we get the facts straight!. we’ll definitely be taking a more in depth look at the different types of fats in the rest of the fats series.

Thanks Nuwanee.. I cant wait to read your second series on fats article

BENEFITS of Healthy FATS 
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-Fats satisfy our appetites. 
 
-Fats aid in healthy hormone production in the body. 
 
-Fats greatly enhance mineral absorption in the diet. 
 
-Fats provide a long-burning source of energy – especially for the heart! 
 
-Fats build healthy bile; a substance made by the liver, stored and released by the gallbladder to aid in optimal fat digestion and emulsification. 
 
-Fats help to nourish every cell in our bodies by providing building blocks to maintain healthy cell membranes. (Nutrients in; Wastes out!) 
 
-Fats aid in the formation of anti -inflammatory substances in the body (prostaglandins). 
 
-Fats allow us to heal quickly and effectively (boosts the healing inflammatory processes).