Written on Sunday, August 24th, 2008 by Miroslav Nikolov

Vegetable vs animal fats: Start a weight loss battle

Vegetable vs animal fats: Start a weight loss battle I was searching today for vegetable and animal fats information to increase my weight loss nutrition knowledge. It was nothing new about this topic.

But I want to write for the old truth about different kind of fats and how certain fat sources can really help you increase weight loss results.

YES – fats can help you burn more fats, because not all fats are “bad”. Much people (I would include myself years ago as well) eat very unhealthy fats and they increase their weight.

But there are healthy fats too. Most of them are vegetable fats, but not all.
Fats are constructed by fat acids and glycerin.

First, we have three type of fat acids:
- saturated fat acids;
- mono-nonsaturated fat acids;
- polynonsaturated fat acids;

1) Animal fats and saturated fat acids.

Saturated fat acids are solid in room temperature. Most of them you can find in meat. Chicken meat has less saturated fats than other animal meat types.

Only palm and coco oil of the vegetable sources have these fat acids.
Saturated fat acids are the reason for heart attacks and high level of cholesterol.

These acids are the worse choice. So you have to avoid these fats especially from animal sources – chicken and all kind of bird meat are exception, because they contain fewer fats anyway.

2) Vegetable fats and mono-nonsaturated fat acids.

These fat acids are liquid in room temperature.
An Olive oil is rich of mono-nonsaturated fat acids. Some scientists think that olive oil reduce cholesterol levels in the blood and also prevent cancer progress.

So, I think as well that vegetable fats are very good choice especially olive oil. I make them part of my meals and I am pleased with results.

I can not eat olive oil all the time, but it is good for my evening nutrition because I eat salad and use sometimes olive oil.

3) Fish fats, vegetable fats and polynonsaturated fat acids.

These fat acids are liquid in room temperature.
They also reduce cholesterol levels in the blood.

You can find these fat acids in some fish species and vegetable fats.

Conclusion:
You have to avoid fats constructed by saturated fat acids. These fats and my opinion is the same are the most dangerous for your weight loss nutrition and diet.

Most of saturated acids you can find in animal meat, so be careful with it.

Fat sources:

1) Saturated fat acids:

- palm oil, coco oil, all animal meat sources, bacon, red meat, solid cheese, ice-cream, yolk, chicken skin.

2) Mono-nonsaturated fat acids:

- chicken meat, olives, some of the fish species.

3) Polynonsaturated fat acids:

- Soya, walnuts, some of the fish species.

Summary:
- Vegetable fats are better than animal fats;
- Fats constructed by saturated fat acids are bad choice;
- Make fish meat and olive oil part of your daily nutrition;
- Fish fats can help you lose even more weight (I will write an article about that soon);
- Corn foods are good too, but do not go too far with them;

I hope this was helpful and gives you some directions. I tried to make “good” vegetable fats part of my nutrition year ago – it was some kind of weight loss experiment.

I prepare my meals using solid sunflower-seed oil, but this was a mistake and after that I shifted it with liquid, which is full of more Polynonsaturated fat acids.

You have to try an experiments too. By doing this you will be able to get to know your body and how different kind of fats influence it.

Share your experience or ask a question here and we are going to start good discussion on this topic I promise:)

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