jus wondering how much fat an average person needs to eat compared to a bobybuilder or a marathin runner you know? does it change and if so is fish oil better then keeping a healthy fat count daily.
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Fat Intake
- Thread starter liecheatsteal
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if you eat a lot of fish normally, particularly salmon, you probably don't need fish oil caps, as long as your total fat intake is in the 20-30% range like Abear mentions.
I know myself, personally, when I start eating clean, my fat intake plummets to 15% of daily calories, so I take some EFA pills, a little peanut butter, or add almond slices as a snack.
Since there's 9cals in a gram of fat, vs 4cals in a gram of carbs or protein, a little fat goes a long way, so increasing fat intake to 25% is really quite easy.
I know myself, personally, when I start eating clean, my fat intake plummets to 15% of daily calories, so I take some EFA pills, a little peanut butter, or add almond slices as a snack.
Since there's 9cals in a gram of fat, vs 4cals in a gram of carbs or protein, a little fat goes a long way, so increasing fat intake to 25% is really quite easy.
actually, I think cod liver oil capsules are not a good source. If i am remembering correctly, cod liver oil only contains one kind of Essential fatty acid, and it's the one most people have no problems getting enough of (whatever is in peanuts, omega 3 I think)...so its not really 'the best'.
I know cod liver tabs are a lot cheaper than the EFA tabs I get, which don't mention cod oil as their source.
I know cod liver tabs are a lot cheaper than the EFA tabs I get, which don't mention cod oil as their source.