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grams of body fat per day??

dellafalls Posts: 41 Joined: 2003/09/27	2003/10/15, 05:36 PM Hi I am 43, 5'4'' and 140 lbs last time I was measured was 23% body fat, I would like to keep losing body fat. Does anyone know or could recommed, how many grams of fat a day are benifical?? for this goal?? thanks della
rebekah82 Posts: 29 Joined: 2003/09/25	2003/10/15, 06:53 PM Hi Della, I am interested in the replies you get because I am 39, 5'4", 135 lbs. and have 23% body fat. In my opinion, my fat intake is very low so I would like to know also what I can to get below 23%.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/10/15, 07:22 PM Actually a good protocol for you would be to take in more fats. See fats got a bad rap by the media, and all were lumped into this "bad", and they did not take into account types of fat, like, monosaturated, poly, etc. You need EFA's, which are essential fatty acids. These can actually aid you in metabolizing fat. A good ratio of nutrients for losing/burning fat is very reliable at 50/20/30, p/c/f, to structure your calorie amount. Get your fats from healthy sources like olive oil, fish oil, and as we are finding out extra virgin coconut oil is excellent to cook with. You may want to check out my post entitled "Best oil???" under the specific diets category. Some excellent reading there on fats. This is assumming you are working out regularly. -------------- Great people never want it easier, they just want to be better! Ron
rebekah82 Posts: 29 Joined: 2003/09/25	2003/10/16, 03:14 PM Thank you BB1. I use to take EFA supplements,,,I cook with olive oil and I have just recently heard about the benefits of coconut oil. I'll check out your post on Best Oil. Again...thanks. .