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Do Diets Make You Fat? Or Does Dat Make You Diet?

By: Chad Williams

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Trans fats are often found in packaged baked goods like cookies or crackers. They are also in fried foods like french fries and doughnuts.
Trans fats are created when pure vegetable oils are processed. During manufacturing, these liquid oils have hydrogen bubbled through them in a process called hydrogenation to improve their texture, flavour and shelf life.
Trans fat is worse for your health than saturated fat. Hydrogenated oils are a major source of trans-fat.

Trans fats can be natural or artificial. Small amounts of trans fat occur naturally in beef and dairy foods. Trans fat has been strongly linked to weight gain and coronary heart disease as these fats inhibit the good cholesterol in our body and increase the bad cholesterol.
Ironically, trans fats were once thought to be superior to saturated fats and were designed to replace the bad? Trans fat content in the national food supply has diminished dramatically.

Diets high in fat aren’t bad for you; as long as you’re eating equal or greater amounts of vegetables (which would supply your fiber and other carbohydrates), and are not eating any (partially) hydrogenated oils.
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Diets alone, especially very restrictive diets, are not the answer to long term weight loss. Dietary fats are needed for the conversion of carotene to vitamin A, for mineral absorption and for a host of other processes.

Diets rich in saturated fat and trans fat (both "bad" fats) raise blood cholesterol concentrations, contributing to clogged arteries that block the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart and brain. But there's a caveat: Very low-fat diets -- 15% or 34 grams of fat in a 2,000-calorie diet -- may not reduce artery-clogging compounds in the bloodstream in everyone. Diet soda isn’t good for you. Take a look at the ingredients some time – is there ANYTHING on there that is an actual food? Dieting that is only temporary will lead to only temporary weight loss. All "large scale" diet plans seek to modify the way you approach exercise and eating.

Nutrition experts recommend a diet with a variety of protein foods but for optimal results make sure that one of them is whey protein. Nutritionally, I'm neither pro- nor anti-milk. But my analysis of the evidence leads me to the conclusion that those who enjoy it (and tolerate it) can consume it without fear.

Fish is a heart-healthy source of dietary protein that is low in saturated fat and high in omega-3 fatty acids. It is especially important that postmenopausal women and middle-aged and older men eat the recommended amounts of fish and shellfish (up to 12 ounces per week) to reduce cardiovascular disease risks, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). Fish oils supply a natural source of both EPA and DHA and may be recommended when higher amounts are desired to achieve therapeutic effects. I like to use them when treating certain skin problems and kidney disease.

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