Here is the level of importance of food on body fat and health: 1. How much you eat or the total calories you consume each day 2. What you eat, meaning processed and packaged foods or fresh whole foods, such as high-quality proteins, vegetables & fruits. 3. The percent of each macronutrient you eat derived from your total daily calories. Macronutrient ratios are usually expressed in this order: Protein: Carbs : Fat So, a ratio of 40:30:30 means 40% of your total daily calories are from protein, 30% from carbohydrates and 30% from fats. 4. At what time of day you eat your food. Eating small meals throughout the day or two large meals. This is also referred to as nutrient-timing or meal frequency (slight difference not worth discussing). 5. Eating organic vs. non-organic Focusing on #1 & 2 would do wonders for the majority of people wanting to lose body fat and get healthy. #3 is important if you’re getting into serious weight training or some other demanding sport. The irony of this is topic is most people approach me with questions and concerns that start with #5 yet don’t pay attention to points 1-4. Why? It’s a little trick our mind plays on us to make us think we’re doing something good by following the easiest rules that have the smallest, negligible effect on losing body fat and getting fit. If you pay attention to points 1-2, everything else will fall in place. The take home message: What you eat and how much you eat determines almost everything with your health and body fat levels. Until you obey these rules, it won’t do you much good to get caught up in the minutiae of diet-related issues.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 00:49:09 +0000
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