The fat you eat is the fat you wear

I know many of you think this statement is outdated and proven incorrect. Fat seems to be very popular these days and certainly one can lose weight eating plenty of fat if he/she cuts out enough other things to maintain a calorie deficit. Personally, I think consuming excess fat can lead to heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Certainly, how we define "excess" and what types of fat, play into the mix as well.

Here is an interesting article on how fast the fat you eat is deposited directly to your waistline.

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/hits+your+waistline+fast+study+says/6621179/story.html

The problem is that it's not a nuanced statement. Certainly, the human body, in particular the brain, needs a certain amount of fat. Fats also range in degree of healthiness. How and where you deposit fat is related to your state of fitness and genetic predisposition. No knowledgeable person thinks that all fats are equal and that they can be consumed in large quantities without ill effects.

So I think I just spent a couple of minutes responding to a Straw (Fat) Man argument.

I know many of you think this statement is outdated and proven incorrect.

Indeed. Analysis of adipose tissue reveals a different composition of fats to those in the diet. Therefore you are not what you eat and the fat you wear is not the fat you ate - it was most likely carbohydrates with the standard american diet.

Hummm well I must be the exception to the rule cause when I greatly upped my fat intake and decreased my carb increase I lost body fat.....

Yes, some fats are bad for you. And some are good. But I think fats are necessary and really help people who are living an active lifestyle. The article you quoted provides the proof:

"The scientists discovered the fatty tissue round the waist was used only for shortterm storage, so it can be used if, for example, people start exercising and needs energy.

If they continue eating to excess, however, the fat is moved into the fatty tissues around the hips, buttocks and thighs, for long-term storage."


So, it's not really about eating fats.....it's about eating too much and exercising too little.

Fat is so good I am going to eat a pound of butter. Cos carbs make me fat. WHoooo Butter. Scofffff

Wait? So this isn't about Lady GaGa's new meat dress?

I'll take "Misunderstanding of Human Physiology" for $400.

Yeah.....no

Crap. That means no more Salmon or peanut butter for me.

sorry, what did you say? i was eating my bacon...

:flowerforyou:

Theres enough for you too dear
I knew youd hear Bacon!