High Fat Foods Are More Nutrient Dense

Most men and women should eat no more than one or two snacks a day. If you are overweight or inactive, you will need to limit treats to less than once a day. Avoid using food for comfort when you are upset, angry or stressed out and replace sugary drinks with water. Since it helps to increase your metabolism, manage hunger pangs and regulate hormone production, protein is the most important nutrient when it comes to losing stubborn fat deposits.

Dietary Fats Help Fuel Your Body

High fat foods like avocado, tuna, salmon and olive oil are more nutrient-dense than high-protein or high-carbohydrate foods. You will feel full faster and, if you go on a low-carb menu plan, your body will burn fat for fuel. Eliminating fats from your diet plan is a bad idea. Your body needs fat to absorb essential fat-soluble vitamins. Although is takes the body longer to digest fat (which provide satiety), consuming fat as part of your daily plan can even aid weight loss.

According to a recent study, increasing the fat and fiber content of a meal promotes satiety to a greater extent than eating a low-fat, high-carb meal. Healthy fruits are rich in both dietary fiber and dietary fats. Eating foods rich in trans fats increase the amount of bad LDL cholesterol in the blood and reduces the amount of good HDL cholesterol. Trans fats create inflammation that has been linked to heart disease, diabetes, stroke and other chronic conditions.

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Instead of eliminating a favorite food from your menus, try preparing food differently using lower-calorie ingredients and substituting bad food choices with more nutrient dense foods. However, it is crucial to avoid increasing portion sizes when you decide to cut back on calories. If you have been a chronic fad dieter for years, you may need professional assistance to personalize your menu plan to meet your body's specific needs. At the Metabolic Research Center, we reintroduce people to a healthy way eating. Contact the MRC nearest you for a FREE consultation.