10/19/13

Do ALL fats make you fat?

Found this article on Google+ that says that the healthy fats -- mono- and poly-unsaturated fats like olive oil, fish, nuts, avocados -- can not make you fat.

Clarification.

All fats can make you fat.

You need between 20 and 35% fat in your diet. It is recommended that you choose to fulfill this need by eating "healthy fats" because they pack a nutritional punch and don't raise your cholesterol or risk of disease like the saturated and trans fats do.

That being said, eating above and beyond your 20-30% recommended daily allowance of fats, whether unsaturated, saturated, or trans fats, will make you fat. It will also cause you to become nutritionally deficient, because while you are exceeding your daily limit of fat, you are lacking in either the carb or protein department.

There is no such thing as a fat that can't make you fat, but there are fats that you need everyday in moderation.

My diet is 40/30/30 (40% carbs, 30% protein, 30% fats). To calculate your ideal percentages and how to calculate calories into percentages, click HERE.

My favorites are almonds, walnuts, organic peanut butter, avocados, and olive oil. What are yours?? 

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