If You don’t Eat Fat, You won’t Lose Weight!
You have always been told that fat is your enemy and responsible for your overweight-ness. You are also generally advised to completely abstain from fat if you want to lose weight. However, the low-fat craze has gone too far. Some people are confused about it, they feel disappointed even betrayed. The focus on fat content seems to have so much backfired now that we’ve forgotten all about calories. According to a study, we’re taking in nearly 250 more calories a day now than we were 30 years ago. Meanwhile, Americans are spending over $30 billion a year on weight control, a large chunk of that on diet and low-fat foods. Many people assume that since a food is labelled fat-free, they could eat as much of it as they wanted. Let’s clear it up. If you completely eliminate fat from your diet, you will not lose weight! Research is showing that you should probably eat more fat, especially if you’re trying to lose weight. If you don’t consume fat at all, then your body thinks you’re starving. In this ’starvation mode’ or ‘famine mode’, your body tends to store every ounce of stored fat and thus you don’t lose weight. You may lose muscle and water mass but you don’t lose fat! In addition, appropriate amounts of fats are required in your daily diet in order to keep your body functioning properly. Fats are required for your hair, your nails, your joints etc.
