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Healthy Reflections
IN THIS ISSUE
A Note From Fran
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Long before the current trend of low-carbohydrate diets, we were obsessed with low-fat and fat-free. Today, there is the camp of people who aim to avoid fat, while high-protein advocates say a plate of bacon and eggs for breakfast every morning is just fine. What should we believe about fat? Fat is one of the three macronutrients (along with carbohydrate and protein) that are essential to our bodies. Fat helps your body to build brain and nerve tissue as well as cell walls, protects your organs, helps your body to absorb and transport fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, & K), and provides your body with energy to fuel physical activity (if you relied solely on stored carbohydrate for energy you'd run out of steam before lunch!). Fat also helps to make food taste and smell good and plays a role in satiation, so that you do not get hungry too quickly. From the perspective of someone who wants to lose weight, fat is more calorie-dense than the other two macronutrients (nine calories per gram versus four). A meal high in fat, therefore, is generally high in calories. But fat does not make someone fat. Over-eating causes weight gain. From the perspective of doctors and groups such as the American Heart Association, saturated fat can increase one's risk of heart disease - the recommendation is that saturated fat be limited to no more than one-third of our total fat intake. To be informed about the caloric value and fat content of foods in general is helpful, but getting caught up in counting grams and calories is no realistic way to live. And to label foods "bad" or "good" based on fat content is taking the issue out of context. For instance, avocados are high in fat - and calories - but also include protein, potassium, folic acid, thiamin, riboflavin, biotin, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin E and vitamin K. Being high in fat does not mean this fruit should be avoided. If you enjoy it, incorporate it into your diet in a way that supports your overall health and fitness goals. What about a big, juicy half-pound cheeseburger, loaded with saturated fat? Is it "bad" or "good?" In and of itself, it is neither. If you have heart disease and eat a cheeseburger like this everyday, I think you would agree that does not honor your health, but the choice to eat it does not make the food bad. The bottom line is fat is a necessary nutrient that, like most foods, when eaten in moderation offers a number of health benefits and provides a tasty treat!
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Well folks it looks like the end of the summer is fast approaching. Have you made good use of your summer? Hopefully you're not beating yourself up over all the things that have gone undone. I've been about as productive as I think I could be this summer: expanding Aerobodies' online service offerings, traveling to six cities, speaking at four conferences, updating my office AND taking my parents for a special getaway weekend to NYC. Frankly I'm pooped and ready for a little R&R time with hubbie Timothy . . . hoorah for the Caribbean!
I believe this is the first summer I've been so busy that I haven't taken a breather or at least a mini getaway vacation. Not that I ever doubted it before, but I'm realizing more than ever (as I grow younger) how so rewarding life can be...particularly when you give yourself time and space to relax and reflect on all the neat stuff you can accomplish when you put your mind to it.
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