Edna Pearl wrote:
> <dkw12002@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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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
>
> ep
I think calories ARE the whole story. dkw
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