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Good Fat VS Bad Fat

Sempai Posts: 447 Joined: 2002/06/06	2002/09/02, 09:55 PM I know your typical animal fat is the stuf that we need to avoid. But for fat intake in general does it matter if your fat intake is the good fat ie sunflower seed, flax seeds, nuts that type of thing. I guess what I am asking is can you increase your fat intake if it is the good type or is fat just fat regardless where it comes from. ---------------------------- Never be afraid to try something new. Remember the ark was built by amateurs, The Titanic was built by professionals.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2002/09/02, 09:57 PM To tell the truth I only keep track of how much is in the food not what type it is -------------- Life comes by only once....Live it to the fullest!
EGChic207 Posts: 288 Joined: 2002/03/25	2002/09/02, 10:15 PM yea when I look at labels, I first look at protein, and then fat, then the carbs lol.... All i know is that your body needs a good (Not extreme) source of fats, healthy ones like olve fats or something like that. I herd that once like a few months ago...o well;) -------------- Tiffany Der #10 "You have to make it through the rain in order to see the Rainbow........."
Lumina20 Posts: 966 Joined: 2001/10/31	2002/09/02, 10:28 PM Yeah, if I started keeping track of EVERYTHING, I would go nuts and start a krispy kreme donut diet. Maybe if you're thinking about competing, stuff like that might matter more.
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/09/03, 02:23 AM Oh yes, good fat is necessairy to burn the bad one. Don't be afraid of eating good fat. I once posted a great article (under the diet forum) about the myth of fat and carbs. It's a looooong article but give yourself the pleasure of reading it and you'll understand a lot more. -------------- - Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2002/09/03, 07:51 AM Halthy fats....i.e...olive oil, fish oils, flaxseed oils actually help reduce your LDL and increase your HDL cholesterol levels. That is one of your main objectives. Also these fats are very "useful". I add flax oil to each of my protein drinks. This is a very technical issue, and there are lots of great info sites on the net about them.
EGChic207 Posts: 288 Joined: 2002/03/25	2002/09/12, 05:04 PM does yogurt have bad cholesterol or good? -------------- Tiffany Der #10 "You have to make it through the rain in order to see the Rainbow........."
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/09/13, 02:19 AM Honestly I don't know much about cholesterol in yogurt BUT dairy fat is mostly made up of saturated fat so don't count too much about that one Tiff. -------------- - Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.
EGChic207 Posts: 288 Joined: 2002/03/25	2002/09/15, 04:44 PM ahhh okie...cause I eat lotsa yogurt lol but I think since I do enough cardio it wont hurt that much -------------- Tiffany Der #10 "You have to make it through the rain in order to see the Rainbow........."