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specialunit007 Posts: 6 Joined: 2003/05/30	2003/06/10, 11:11 AM i kno i need fat to burn muscle, can one scoop of peanut butter before i work out do the trick?
specialunit007 Posts: 6 Joined: 2003/05/30	2003/06/10, 11:12 AM oops. i mean fat 2 gain muscle, my bad
tarab21 Posts: 508 Joined: 2003/03/31	2003/06/10, 11:22 AM oh my gosh, I wish I could eat peanut butter by the scoopful! I'm sorry but I don't have any expert advice for you. Others have asked sort of similar questions and as I recall the concensus was "don't use it as your only source" A lot of people recommend protein shakes ...
plfitness Posts: 198 Joined: 2003/05/25	2003/06/10, 04:01 PM Unfortumayly peanut butter is not going to give you the benifits your looking for as yhey are not quite the right type of fat. The problem is that most nuts & vegtables which are high in unsaturated dietary fat Contain mainly omega-6 fatty acids & a heathy diet should consist of 4 times more omega-3 than omega-6. Omega-3 fats are only found in certain foods such as fish and flax seed which the typical diet is highly deficient in. My best advice would be to watch your intake of omega-6 fats & possibly use supplemental omega-3 products with each meal. hope this helps -------------- \\"Knowledge & persistence is all one needs to succeed\"\ ---Patrick L.
BicepBri Posts: 40 Joined: 2003/03/03	2003/06/10, 06:22 PM Mmmmmmmm, peanut butter. No expert advice either....too hungry now.
ladislav_1969 Posts: 7 Joined: 2003/06/10	2003/06/10, 06:34 PM yes, you do need fat, but you need to look at your entire fat intake for the day. PB is a great source of fat and it is tasty, but you can consider other sources of fat - like nuts, Udo oil, fish fats, eggs, etc.. You are better off eating 10 almonds with your aferworkout shake to avoid the sugar that is in PB
dahayz Posts: 794 Joined: 2002/05/08	2003/06/11, 07:27 AM plfitness, please tell me that was a type-o about the veggies, if it wasn't, were the heck did you get your info from? Vegetables aren't high in any type of fats.
specialunit007 Posts: 6 Joined: 2003/05/30	2003/06/11, 06:43 PM hey thankz guys
plfitness Posts: 198 Joined: 2003/05/25	2003/06/12, 12:52 AM Sorry about that, my reference was in regards to the various vegetable oils that are comonly used in foods & for cooking that are usually high in omega-6 fatty acids. But now that you mentioned it, I'm curious how the foods that are the lowest in fat are turned into the most common forms of cooking oil currently availible, does anyone know if the oil is a byproduct of processing or if it is derived from the remaining portion of the plant? I know that this is a little off topic but I have yet to come across anything regarding the origin of vegtable oils. -------------- \\"Knowledge & persistence is all one needs to succeed\"\ ---Patrick L.
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2003/06/12, 02:28 AM < Grabs his white lab coat - As you know, fats hold more energy than the same amount of carbohydrates - about double the energy (9kcals/g vs. 4kcals/g). In plants weight doesn't matter much except in the seed - it takes a lot of energy to grow the seed, and space (and weight) in a seed is at a premium, so oil is the most efficient storage. That's why oils are usually made from vegetable seeds ... except a few anomalous plants like the avocado and olives, which store oils instead of sugar or starch in the fruit. Hope that helps... -------------- Michael "Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"