3 Pitfalls of Non-fat Dieting
Many studies have already proven that while eating a low-fat diet is highly recommended by health experts, some people often take this type of diet to an extreme, where they avoid eating fat altogether. However, not eating any fat at all works against leading a healthy lifestyle.
The media has managed to demonize fat as being completely unhealthy and being the reason why people have heart attacks. While it is true that a high fat diet can lead to a heart attack, it is not true that fat is completely unhealthy to eat; in fact, fat provides its own health benefits when ingested in proper amounts. Fat provides an extra burst of energy that can be beneficial to athletes and other individuals who include vigorous exercise in their daily life and are looking for extra intensity while in the gym.
So with that said, here is a list of pitfalls people run into when undertaking a low-fat diet:
Pitfalls of Non-fat Dieting #1: Not paying attention to your caloric intake
When you're at the grocery store and shopping for low-fat or non-fat food, it is important that you read the nutritional label on the outside of the package. Oftentimes companies will sucker you in to buying a low or non-fat product which is packed full of calories. A prime example is non-fat cookies, which people mistake as being a snack they can eat as much of as they want; however, while the cookies may be non-fat, there is probably over 100 calories in one cookie; thus, if you eat four, you've completely wrecked a whole day of healthy eating.
Pitfalls of Non-fat Dieting #2: Unbalanced diet
We've probably all heard the term "well-balanced diet." This is because you need a well-balanced diet in order to live a healthy life. To completely cut fat from your diet is like removing a leg from a tripod, your diet just won't stand up. A well-balanced diet should consist of no more than 15% of fat. Less is okay, but 15% is the absolute max. Whatever the case, it is important that fat be included in your diet.
Pitfalls of Non-fat Dieting #3: Eating the wrong types of fat
While it is important to have some fat in your diet, you have to be picky about what foods you get it from. Foods such as red mean, sour cream, butter, oil, and anything that is fried are poor choices for getting your daily allowance of fat. A much better choice is chicken and fish, or you may even consider eating a power bar.
Fat is not a nutrient that ruins a healthy lifestyle. It is eating too much fat that ruins a healthy lifestyle, or in this case, not eating any fat at all. You need fat, plain and simple. Any diet that completely cuts a nutrient out is a bad diet. Most foods have something healthy to offer for a reason, and that reason being that your body needs it. It's when we begin eating too much that we run into problems. If you can remember this than you'll be better able to avoid the many ridiculous fad diets on the market, and instead focus on a well-balanced health diet and active lifestyle, which have been proven effective for living a healthy life.
by Yuki Shoji
www.EatandLookGood.com
The media has managed to demonize fat as being completely unhealthy and being the reason why people have heart attacks. While it is true that a high fat diet can lead to a heart attack, it is not true that fat is completely unhealthy to eat; in fact, fat provides its own health benefits when ingested in proper amounts. Fat provides an extra burst of energy that can be beneficial to athletes and other individuals who include vigorous exercise in their daily life and are looking for extra intensity while in the gym.
So with that said, here is a list of pitfalls people run into when undertaking a low-fat diet:
Pitfalls of Non-fat Dieting #1: Not paying attention to your caloric intake
When you're at the grocery store and shopping for low-fat or non-fat food, it is important that you read the nutritional label on the outside of the package. Oftentimes companies will sucker you in to buying a low or non-fat product which is packed full of calories. A prime example is non-fat cookies, which people mistake as being a snack they can eat as much of as they want; however, while the cookies may be non-fat, there is probably over 100 calories in one cookie; thus, if you eat four, you've completely wrecked a whole day of healthy eating.
Pitfalls of Non-fat Dieting #2: Unbalanced diet
We've probably all heard the term "well-balanced diet." This is because you need a well-balanced diet in order to live a healthy life. To completely cut fat from your diet is like removing a leg from a tripod, your diet just won't stand up. A well-balanced diet should consist of no more than 15% of fat. Less is okay, but 15% is the absolute max. Whatever the case, it is important that fat be included in your diet.
Pitfalls of Non-fat Dieting #3: Eating the wrong types of fat
While it is important to have some fat in your diet, you have to be picky about what foods you get it from. Foods such as red mean, sour cream, butter, oil, and anything that is fried are poor choices for getting your daily allowance of fat. A much better choice is chicken and fish, or you may even consider eating a power bar.
Fat is not a nutrient that ruins a healthy lifestyle. It is eating too much fat that ruins a healthy lifestyle, or in this case, not eating any fat at all. You need fat, plain and simple. Any diet that completely cuts a nutrient out is a bad diet. Most foods have something healthy to offer for a reason, and that reason being that your body needs it. It's when we begin eating too much that we run into problems. If you can remember this than you'll be better able to avoid the many ridiculous fad diets on the market, and instead focus on a well-balanced health diet and active lifestyle, which have been proven effective for living a healthy life.
by Yuki Shoji
www.EatandLookGood.com
posted by Yuki Shoji at 2:11 PM
1 Comments:
Low-fat and non-fat diets are unhealthy when the food being consumed is not a whole food. Anything in a package or container that has this wording on the label is something consumers should stay away from. People need healthy fats and protein to retain health, and that includes red meat (must be organic, no additives/chemicals/antibiotics/steroids/and should be grass fed for proper balance of essential fatty acids and other enzymes), whole dairy products (raw is a plus because the probiotics and raw enzymes are not denatured), raw nuts and seeds, and pasture-raised poultry. Meats should not be fed any corn, grain, or soy. When these animals are fed these substances and administered chemicals, the meat is unhealthy to consume and can definitely cause health issues such as cancer, heart disease, and high blood pressure. This is why red meat and dairy has received such a bad reputation over the years - not because eating the healthy versions of it are fattening or unhealthy. For more information, read the following articles on Agriculture Society...
Fat Free, Low-Fat, and Non-Fat Do Not Equal Health and Why Meat Gets the Heat.
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