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Some Facts About Body Fat And Its Types of Sources

Some Facts About Body Fat And Its Types of Sources

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16 Jun 2021

Some Facts About Body Fat And Its Types of Sources

Despite the fact that everyone wants to slack some fat, it is not so bad. Rather, Fat happens to be quite important for our body as it regulates energy to power while performing our daily functional activities.

Body fat becomes a problem when accumulated extensively, an increased amount of fats can increase the chances of health risks and other ailments.

To understand more, we have enlisted a few facts about your body fat:

  1. Belly Fat is relatively more dangerous than other body parts fat

Normally, having large accumulated fats is bad but having the sane as some areas like belly and abdomen pose a sheer risk of chronic diseases than the other. The fat accumulated at the front part of your abdomen is called visceral fat is more dangerous than you would think of. Being metabolically active, visceral fat is linked to deathly diseases like diabetes, heart attacks, strokes and others.

  1. You Exhale Fats When You Burn It

We all need food to fuel up our calorie deficient body and perform a different set of daily activities.  As we do these activities, our body burns calories as well as digestion, nails growth and even breathing! Now intake of any excess calories is store in our body as the fat content. in order to burn that extra calorie, you need to do some exercises as well as maintain a healthy diet. Surprisingly, believe it or not, the burden fat will be then breathed out. As we use energy, we burn our fats and the chemical conversion they go through basically produced a by-product of co2 and water that you eventually breathe out and urinate or sweat out.

  1. Weight Loss doesn’t mean you are losing fats

If you want to get fit and stay healthy, measuring your waist with a tap is not a good idea. It should be noted, that losing weight does not mean you are losing fats. In fact, you can lose weight by simply skipping meals but that will also make you to lose muscle mass. Losing muscle is not a good idea as it can further deteriorate your immunity as well as reduce your body strength and cause many side effects.

Now, exploring more facts about the fats, we have highlighted types of fats that you can choose as in its source:

Types of Fats:

Body fatTo learn the main role of fats for our body, you need to look keenly at the majorly two distinct types of dietary fats: Saturated and Unsaturated.

Saturated. This is the so-called “bad” fat. It’s primarily found in animal products like beef, pork, and high-fat dairy foods, like butter, margarine, cream, and cheese. High amounts of saturated fat also are found in many fast, processed, and baked foods like pizza, desserts, hamburgers, and cookies and pastries. These fats tend to more “solid” (think butter or lard) than healthier fats.

Unsaturated. This is the healthy kind, and there are two types: monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. Monounsaturated fats are found in avocados and peanut butter; nuts like almonds, hazelnuts, cashews, and pecans; and seeds, such as pumpkin, sesame, and sunflower seeds. It is also in plant oils, such as olive, peanut, safflower, sesame, and canola oils.

Polyunsaturated fats include omega-3 fatty acids and omega-6 fatty acids. Polyunsaturated fats are found in plant-based oils like soybean, corn, and safflower oils, and they’re abundant in walnuts, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, and fish like salmon, mackerel, herring, tuna, and trout.

The main health issue with dietary fats is how they influence cholesterol levels. Consuming high amounts of saturated fat produces more LDL (bad) cholesterol, which can form plaque in the arteries and increase your risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

So, it is recommended by the experts to check your facts about fats and then move to choose wisely what you are pouring in your mouth.