Could someone please enlighten me on a query I have regarding FATS!!
I understand by looking at Johns food logs and by the advice given here that saturated fat is a big bad, but when calculating your fat intake for the day do you discount all the good fats i.e omega 3 etc and concentrate on how much of the sat fat you have eaten or do you add the total amount of fat that you have consumed??
If Im not making any sense I apologise but here is an example:
If I eat something that contains 17g protein, 6g carbs and 17g fat, however the amount for saturated fat 2g, Polyunsaturates 4.5g ( of which Omega3 2g) does that mean when calculating my fat percentage for the day I only use the saturated fat?? :confused:
Once again if it seems like a silly question I apologise!!

I'm afraid I haven't got the answer, but to back you up, it's not a daft question to ask and i'd like to know the answer to this too.

I'm going to run a search as suggested within these forums and see what I can come up with, if I can find an answer before you do, I'll repost here.

I'm afraid I haven't got the answer, but to back you up, it's not a daft question to ask and i'd like to know the answer to this too.

I'm going to run a search as suggested within these forums and see what I can come up with, if I can find an answer before you do, I'll repost here.


ok, in a nutshell,

Fat is made up of a combination of fatty acids. The combination defines the type of fat:

We've got saturated fats - Bad

We've got mono-unsaturated fats - Opinion is always changing but generally regrded as some good effects and some bad effects

and we've got polyunstaurated fats - Good for the body. Contain the only fatty acids that are actually considered as essential for good health (omega's 3, 6, and i think 9 (dont quote me, find out for yourself, lol))

Despite the fact that different fats have different effects on the body, they ALL contain 9 calories per gram and they must all be taken into account when calculating your calorie intakes

EDIT: just for clarification, fat's that are refered to as 'good fats' are only good in relation to biological functions of the body. They still a very concentrated energy source just like the fat in your big mac. mmmmmm, i could murder a big mac, and large fries, with a chocolate mil............time for a protein shake, lol

My two cents. If i'm wrong about anything, sue me! lol (please dont sue me, tell me. It's the only way i'll learn, lol)

Greeno

Greensheep pretty much summed everything up. Just to clarify a bit, count all the fats you consume as fat. At the end of the day look and see what kinds of fats they were. All bodies need the good fat (omega-3 etc) and can metabolize small amounts of the bad. Basically, just try to make sure that the fat you are consuming is mostly the good kind.
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Yeah that's great. so whether or not your 37 grams of fat throughout the day contains omega 3, 6, 58, 100002 etc, it is just counted as fat. Basically try to get fats from non-saturated sources....

Sounds like a plan to me.

:-)