Sport Not enough fat in diet bad????

[christonian]

is there a such thing as not enough fat in your diet and is it really bad for you or not????

like today if i didnt have a sub from subway i would have had like 12gb of fat today giving me only 9% overall but the sub its around 18%. i usually never eat out, this was once a month kind of thing so i was just wondering because it surprised me how low it would be if i didnt eat that sub i only noticed because i had to research it and create a custom food for Fitday lol

just wondering if there would be side effects or less strength etc or even loss weight faster???? lol i know probably not right

info just to see if you can see it will effect me

workout 6 days a week

trying to eat better and better and everyday seems to be eating less and less fat

on fitday my stats are fat, carbs, protein -- 20,50,30 but these are slowly changing everyday as i get closer to evening out my protein and carb intake these stats are based over 2 weeks of eating so far

 

[(Silent)]

Without going into a complicated description of the errors in the judgment of cutting out all fat. Take this as absolute, DO NOT CUT OUT ALL FAT. It is extremely unhealthy, In fact fat intake should not drop below 25-30% at the very least, IMO.

 

[christonian]

ok so i should stay with what im doing im eating the good fats not the bad kinds and i usually get my fats when eating meat at supper but i guess because today i had tuna it kind of threw it all off because there is barely any fat in tuna

 

[Friendly_Giant]

You should balance out the intake of fats eqaully, monosaturated, polysaturated, saturated. Transaturated fat however you should NEVER eat.

 

[matt182]

ok so i should stay with what im doing im eating the good fats not the bad kinds and i usually get my fats when eating meat at supper but i guess because today i had tuna it kind of threw it all off because there is barely any fat in tuna

im pretty sure theres more fat in tuna than that? it at least contains essential fatty acids..

you said your eating the good fats and say you get most of your fat from meat, this is a contradiction.

 

[Tanizaki]

im pretty sure theres more fat in tuna than that? it at least contains essential fatty acids..

you said your eating the good fats and say you get most of your fat from meat, this is a contradiction.

If you mean to imply that saturated fat is "bad fat", science does not support that conclusion. Saturated fat has functions such as balancing cholesterol, preventing hardening of the arteries, hormone production, and so on.

To the OP, you need to have a certain intake of fat every day. Fats have a variety of functions that are too long to list here, but one of the more important functions is to dissolve nutrients so that your body can used them. Going a day or two below your needed fat intake won't be devastating, but you should aim to have a given fat intake every day. My guess is that the Subway tuna was mixed with mayonnaise, which would give you a nice dose of fat.

 

[christonian]

If you mean to imply that saturated fat is "bad fat", science does not support that conclusion. Saturated fat has functions such as balancing cholesterol, preventing hardening of the arteries, hormone production, and so on.

To the OP, you need to have a certain intake of fat every day. Fats have a variety of functions that are too long to list here, but one of the more important functions is to dissolve nutrients so that your body can used them. Going a day or two below your needed fat intake won't be devastating, but you should aim to have a given fat intake every day. My guess is that the Subway tuna was mixed with mayonnaise, which would give you a nice dose of fat.

no no it was a pizza sub from subway like i said it is once and a blue moon for me to eat out and when i do it is usually subway anyways. i eat light tuna and all it says on the can is .5 fat so eating whole can only gives me 2gb and for mayonnaise i only use a little bit and i know the kind i use is the healthy kind i think its fat free...

and the meat i eat is like chicken, turkey and loin kind of meat like sirloin steak, pork loin etc

 

[(Silent)]

If you mean to imply that saturated fat is "bad fat", science does not support that conclusion. Saturated fat has functions such as balancing cholesterol, preventing hardening of the arteries, hormone production, and so on.

I believe he is speaking of saturated fat in terms of "excess". As most people already are intaking a rather high amount of saturated fat and an awful Omega-3 to Omega-6 fat intake.

You seem to be a scientific man, So I'm sure you know that in excess near anything can be considered "bad". Especially saturated fats, as is the case here.

 

[matt182]

If you mean to imply that saturated fat is "bad fat", science does not support that conclusion. Saturated fat has functions such as balancing cholesterol, preventing hardening of the arteries, hormone production, and so on.

To the OP, you need to have a certain intake of fat every day. Fats have a variety of functions that are too long to list here, but one of the more important functions is to dissolve nutrients so that your body can used them. Going a day or two below your needed fat intake won't be devastating, but you should aim to have a given fat intake every day. My guess is that the Subway tuna was mixed with mayonnaise, which would give you a nice dose of fat.

The reason its termed "bad" is because if consumed in excess it can lead to numerous metabolic diseases and that we normally get enough sat fats in are diet anyway. So yes i agree obviously you shouldnt restrict yourself from sat fats completely.

And in your second phrase what do you mean by "dissolving nutrients"..

 

[Tanizaki]

I believe he is speaking of saturated fat in terms of "excess". As most people already are intaking a rather high amount of saturated fat and an awful Omega-3 to Omega-6 fat intake.

I think your statement about most people's fat intake is accurate.

You seem to be a scientific man, So I'm sure you know that in excess near anything can be considered "bad". Especially saturated fats, as is the case here.

Sure, almost anything can be deadly to a human in excess, including sunlight, vitamins, and even water. However, I think a lot of people have the idea that saturated fats are "bad" by definition, which they aren't. One thing that is worth noting is that a lot of the studies that led to that belief did not distinguish between saturated fats and transfats, so in a sense we have to reboot that area of research.

 

[Tanizaki]

And in your second phrase what do you mean by "dissolving nutrients"..

Specifically, I was thinking of vitamins. There are two types of vitamins, water soluble and fat soluble. For example, A is fat soluble and B is water soluble. The solvent for each vitamin is necessary for your body to absorb them.

 

[(Silent)]

Sure, almost anything can be deadly to a human in excess, including sunlight, vitamins, and even water. However, I think a lot of people have the idea that saturated fats are "bad" by definition, which they aren't. One thing that is worth noting is that a lot of the studies that led to that belief did not distinguish between saturated fats and transfats, so in a sense we have to reboot that area of research.

Agreed completely!