<dkw12002@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Right. But for dieters fats are fats. Even good ones add the weight
> like crazy. dkw
Weeeelllllllll, not exactly, I don't think.
Yes, fats have calories. Of course. But calories aren't the whole
picture.
And people do, in fact *need* EFAs, and furthermore we need *adequate*
EFA's
if we want to keep our health and all aspects thereof -- including optimum
calorie utilization, muscle building, overall fitness, immune system
strength, etc., etc.
In contrast, people do *not* need *any* transfats for for optimum health.
F'rinstance, just as a basic illustration, if I do regular resistance
training (e.g., weight-lifting), and every time I lift I eat good fats
(EFAs) in combination with other vital nutrients, my body is going to use
the EFAs to use the nutrients and build muscle, which muscle will, in
turn,
burn calories (even while I'm not using those muscles and am just, say,
sitting in front of the TV doing needlepoint). And my growing muscles and
the added nutrients will give me energy and strength to go on with my
active
day.
In contrast, if every time I lift I eat bad fats, those fats are going to
be
stored as body fat, and my body is likely to burn its own muscle to access
the calories my body needs to recover from the lifting and go on with my
day. I'll get that much weaker and I'll have that much less energy for an
active, healthy lifestyle, and I"ll be carrying that much more fat.
This is really im****tant to overall fitness *and* weight-loss. Muscle
cells
really are basically the kind of "magical fat burning cells!!!!" that
late-night TV info-mercials make us all dream of having, and eating
adequate
EFAs are an essential part of muscle-building. In contrast, you cannot
expect to optimize your health or fitness levels by simply counting
calories. That kind of thinking isn't any more helpful than relying on
strategies like, "If I don't eat the Cheetos now then I'll have calories
to
spare so I can eat a hot dog later." This just doesn't work for fat-loss
or
fitness.
I don't think we can ever read Krista's site enough, so I'll link to it
again -- a different page from the one I linked to before:
http://www.stumptuous.com/cms/displaysection.php?sid=4
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