The Bad Fat

Accumulation of bodyfat is normally due to inadequate  diet which comprises of carbohydrate and unhealthy fats. These bad fats which  include dietary cholesterol, saturated fat, & trans fat.

I will suggest you guys try to minimize and avoid the following food whenever possible if getting a great physique is the ultimate goal: cheese (use low fat or non fat cheese), butter (use a butter substitute), margarine, egg yolks, sour cream (use fat free), salad dressings (use fat-free Italian dressing or lemon juice instead), fries (try the fat-free baked fries), potato chips (try low fat, baked or fat free instead), ice cream (try nonfat ice cream, frozen yogurt or sorbet instead), mayonnaise (try fat free mayo), peanut butter, chocolate, desserts, and lastly  keep junk foods to occasional consumption or cheat meal (i will explain what it is in the up coming post) 

Always watch for hidden fats in packaged foods. Read your food labels! Here is an easy formula to figure the percentage of fat in a labeled food: For every 100 calories, foods should contain 20 calories of fat or less, or 20% fat by calories. You can also take the listed fat calories per serving and divide by the total calories per serving. Avoid foods that are higher than 20% fat by calories. 

Therefore if you wanting a good looking physique, it is best for you to substitute bad fat with the good ones. Metabolism is the key to burning those calories during physical activity or even at resting state.

How fats is being used to burn fat and maintaining a good healthy appearance? The key is to choose good fat instead. I will share with all of you on good fat in the upcoming post.Thank you.

Izwan Yusop

Advanced Personal Trainer

Fitness First SCM