A LOW FAT DIET IS DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH!
Fats are molecules made up of 3 fatty acids each. The human body can make fat molecules from the fatty acids it obtains from food. It can also make fat molecules from the fatty acids it manufactures. It can manufacture fatty acids from the building blocks it obtains from food - mainly carbohydrates. The body can change the internal structure of fatty acids by two processes - it can elongate the molecule by adding carbon atoms two by two or it can desaturate the molecule by removing hydrogen atoms and introducing double bonds. The body can change the internal structure of any fatty acid - those it obtains in food and those it manufactures itself.
There are certain types of fatty acids that the body cannot manufacture; it can only obtain them in food - it can still change their internal structure by elongation or desaturation, but it cannot manufacture them. The human body requires these fatty acids for structural and functional process and since it cannot manufacture them, they are called Essential Fatty Acids. Any "essential" nutrient is one that the body requires for one reason or another, but cannot manufacture from the building blocks provided in food - it must obtain that particular molecule already made in the food. There are two types of Essental Fatty Acids or EFA's; the n-6 type and the n-3 type. Linoleic acid is the prototype of the n-6 type and Alpha Linoleic acid is the prototype of the n-3 type.
While the body certainly uses fatty acids for energy, there are many other functions for which the body requires fatty acids. The membranes of all our cells and of the organelles within the cells are made up of a double layer of fatty acids. Research has shown that a cell's ability to perform it's functions are dependent on the variety of fatty acids in it's membrane. EFA's are key molecules in membranes and without them the cell's ability to function deteriorates. EFA's are also the sole raw material our cells use to produce prostaglandins - a special type of hormone. Prostaglandins are the hormones that regulate blood coagulation and fluidity, inflammatory response and immune response. They come in two types - the first produced from the n-6 EFA's and the second from the n-3 EFA's. The prostaglandins produced from the n-6 EFA's increase blood coagulation, increase inflammatory response and stimulate immune response. The prostaglandins produced from the n-3 EFA's do exactly the opposite. They increase blood fluidity, reduce inflamation and decreased immune response. The average American diet contains an excessive amount of n-6 EFA's and almost no n-3 EFA's. The resulting imbalance is a factor in the ever increasing incidence of stroke, heart attack, deep vein thrombosis, chronic inflamation, asthma, allergies and auto-immune diseases. A low fat diet only worsens the situation by increasing the n-3 fatty acid deficiency.
"Compelling evidence from metabolic studies, prospective cohort studies and clinical trials in the past several decades indicates that at least 3 dietary strategies are effective in preventing heart and vascular disease: substitute non hydrogenated unsaturated fats for saturated and trans fats; increase consumption of omega-3 fatty acids from fish, fish oil supplements or plant sources; and consume a diet high in fruits, vegetables, nuts and whole grains and low in refined grain products. However simply lowering the percentage of energy from total fat in the diet is unlikely to improve lipid profile or reduce the incidence of heart and vascular disease." - JAMA, November, 2002 - an article by two professors of the Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health.
"Epidemiological studies have shown an inverse correlation betwen consumption of fish or other sources of dietary n-3 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease." - von Schacky C. n-3 fatty acids and the prevention of coronary atherosclerosis. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2000 Jan, 71(I suppl):224S-7S.
"It has been shown that in animals, and probably in humans, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are antiarrhythmic. Polyunsaturated fatty acids stabilize the electrical activity of isolated cardiac myocytes." - Leaf A; Kang JX; Xiao yf; Billman GE. Dietary n-3 fatty acids in the prevention of cardiac arrhythmias. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 1998 Mar, E1(2):225-8.
"Preliminary clinical trials have shown certain beneficial effects of fish oil intakes in diseases associated with inflammatory reactions." - Gerster H. The use of n-3 PUFAs (fish oil) in enteral nutrition. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research, 1995, 65(1):3-20.
"Ingestion of dietary supplements of n-3 fatty acids has been consistently shown to reduce both the number of tender joints on physical examination and the amount of morning stiffness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. In these cases, supplements were consumed daily in addition to background medications and the clinical benefits of the n-3 fatty acids were not apparent until they were consumed for > or = 12 wk. It appears that a minimum daily dose of 3 g Eicosapentaenoic and Docosahexaenoic Acid is necessary to derive the expected benefits." - Kremer JM. n-3 fatty acid supplements in rheumatoid arthritis. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2000 Habm 71(1 Suppl): 349S-51S.
Obesity has many causes and usually has a combination of causes. Simply reducing caloric intake only complicates the problem as a starving body will shut off consumption of calories. A hormone called Leptin in the brain is the hormone that instructs the brain to store calories as fat and the lower the caloric intake, the higher the levels of leptin go. The brain believes it is starving and will convince the body to store, store, store energy in the form of fat. Treatment of obesity requires adequate caloric intake - a minimum of 1000 calories per day. This enables the brain to believe that it is not starving. Taking Slender-fx 2 capsules twice a day will lower leptin levels so that the body is able to use fat stores as energy and the feedback system telling the brain to store energy as fat is turned off. The diet must be high in protein and low in carbohydrates, especially those with a high glycemic index. Drink filtered, NOT DISTILLED, water. Distilled water will demineralize the bones over a long period of usage. Do not skip meals. Have animal protein with each meal. Taking digestive enzymes before each meal helps in the proper digestion and assimilation of nutrients. Do not rely on food to be your only source of minerals - it is not enough. Supplement with all 90 essential nutrients, especially the minerals. Make sure you take your minerals at a separate time from any high fiber foods or fiber supplements - the fiber will prevent the absorption of the minerals. Essential fatty acids are just that - essential. Make sure you have more omega 3 fatty acids than omega 6 or omega 9. This will help with weight control as well as skin, heart, lung and allergy conditions. It will also help with joint pain and arthritis. Eliminate all vegetable fats - they have the wrong type of fatty acids and will cause cancer, heart disease and other problems. DO NOT FRY ANYTHING. Burnt fat will kill you. A low fat diet will not help and will disrupt the ratio of omega 3's, 6's and 9's, which will worsen your problem. Fat is ok, as long as it is the right type of fat.
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