This time we have invited an expert in nutrition and fitness, Athenea
Lara, with over 6 years of experience, she shares her secrets:
Despite many years of hearing arguments for "anti- fat,” it is
increasingly clear that the right kinds of fat make us healthier, smarter, more
muscular and less fat!
In the 80 's, everything we saw or read about nutrition tried to
eradicate all common dietary fats, thus giving the message that any food
containing any kind of fat was harmful to our health.
Athletes and people
concerned about nutrition adopted the idea that the less fat their diet had, the
better. From that moment on, a low-fat diet was fashionable.
Today it remains a challenge to change the mindset of people, and to
make them understand that the correct fat is not only essential, but also very
beneficial to our body.
I’ve seen this example with my clients: none seems to
have any conflict with eating a muffin, brownie, or burger ... however the vast
majority shows major concerns over olive oil, dressings or a small handful of
almonds in their diet.
The message that I want to give today is: FAT IS NOT THE DEVIL, but
quite the contrary, it is one of our best allies to get in shape.
An important fact: Walter Willett, director of the department of
nutrition at Harvard, has devoted the last years to show that since the start
of the anti-fat movement, obesity has increased further and health in the
general population did not improve at all.
It is true that there is a type of fat (let´s call them " bad fats
") that block our arteries, increase our adipose tissue, and accelerates
aging, but it is also true that there is another type of fat ("the good
one") that protects us against heart disease, damage from free radicals,
increases our metabolic rate and fat burning, and can help gain muscle and
testosterone production.
Next week we will talk in detail about which are good fats and how to
use them to improve our health and live better...
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