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What is a Low Fat Diet Plan?
A low fat diet is what the name implies.
It is a diet that has little fat
particularly saturated fat and cholesterol.
You might ask why low fat diets are made
rather than fat-free diets. The reason for
this is because we still need fat in our bodies.
Dietary fats are essential for good health
because fat also supply energy and
fatty acids and also supply fat-soluble
vitamins such as Vitamins A, D, E and K.
Are all FATS bad?
From the definition you’ve read earlier,
you now understand that there are good
fats and bad fats. To better understand this,
here is an outline to show the difference between the two.
Good Fat
Also known as monounsaturated fats
helps lower bad cholesterol (LDL) as
it raises good cholesterol (HDL)
Mostly found in nuts such as almonds, walnuts
Can also be found in *** olive oil
Bad Fat
Also known as saturated and trans fat
Typically found in animal products and packaged goods
Go for lean whole foods and you can forget about bad fat
How does low fat diet help a person lose weight?
Whatever diet you’re into, the best way to
lose weight is to make sure you calorie intake is low.
When energy deficit is created, your body turns to
your stored fat for energy supply. Among all the
nutrients that our body has, fat is the most
energy dense nutrient contains the most calories.
For every gram of fat it contains 9 calories
(1g fat = 9 calories), if you really want to
know, alcohol comes closest to fat as 1 gram
of alcohol contains 7 calories. With these data,
the best way to lower caloric intake is
by reducing the fat intake along with alcohol as well