I'm sorry but you're VERY wrong if you really believe omega 6 fatty acids are bad for you. Infact, having a lack of good fat in your diet can make you fat, not the other way around. You were right on your other points but you might want to chage that to bad fats (trans fats) because those are the killers.
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Re: Vegetarian but overweight – why?By faylinameir on May 19th, 2011 | Comments Off
It is pretty simple – Processed foods, sugar and bad fats (omega 6) and little to no exercise make you overweight. -
Re: Vegetarian but overweight – why?By faylinameir on November 2nd, 2009 | Comments Off
I think that if you just cut back on the amount of refined foods you eat you'd be fine. That includes vegan/veg fake meat products. Most breads, pastas, etc. If you have to eat something that you didn't make homemade try whole grains, unenriched, unproceesed foods. Stay away from anything hydrogenated, enriched, or anything you can't understand or read because it takes a chemists degree. Plain and simple, Corn syrup, table sugar, a lot of salt. You see where I'm going.
I agree with a bit of everything people are saying. Carbs, if you eat the good kind, are NOT bad for you, you just need to research which are and aren't good. Fats, will make you fat, pure and simple. Not to say that fat isn't good. Your body NEEDS fat to survive, all you have to do is think of your brain. If you're going to eat fats, try making it from natural sources like nuts and seeds or fruits like coconuts and avocados for examples. Sesame seeds and flax seeds are wonderful sources of good efa's omega3+6.
All in all, the carb-fat debate won't matter if you're eating 4,000 calories in "good" carbs. You're gonna gain weight. I would say if you're REALLY concerned about weight try a 1200-1500 calorie diet. I'm 5'6ft and can get away with a 1200 calorie diet, I have a bunch of energy …


