Distinguishing good and bad fats makes you lose weight easily

coconut oil

When cooking, most edible oils include corn oil and olive oil. When you eat them, they will circulate in your body and then be broken down into fatty acids. The obese cells that are frantically digging for resources will desperately absorb and store them. In the long run, you can't help but lose control of your weight (of course, this is when you eat too much).

Coconut oil contains a very rich fat called medium-chain triglycerides and is rarely found in other foods. The amazing thing is that when you eat medium-chain triglycerides, they go straight to your liver instead of participating in the circulation of your body, so there is almost nothing left in your body after the energy is exhausted.

Another point is that the medium-chain triglycerides in the body require extra energy to consume them, which can help you burn up about 45 calories a day.

How to use:

Instead of butter on your bread for breakfast, use coconut oil instead, or use it to mix vegetables. However, it should be noted that the oil temperature should not be overheated, as coconut oil will decompose and crack at high temperatures. When buying, it is best to go to a health food store and buy natural coconut oil that has not been refined.

Reminder: Coconut oil raises cholesterol and triglycerides, so alternate eating with other oils.

Enova oil

The main ingredient of Enova is diglyceride oil, which is extracted from soybeans and rapeseed. Traditionally, fat contains three fatty acids, but Enova has only two fatty acids, so your body treats it differently. It operates in the body in a very similar way to coconut oil. It also goes straight to the liver and is converted into energy rather than participating in the body's circulation, so it gives fat little chance of survival.

People who adhere to the low-calorie diet get about 15% of their calories (that is, about 3 to 8 spoonfuls) from Enova every day, which will lose 1% of their weight and reduce body fat by about 3%, compared with those who eat vegetable oil.

How to use:

Enova's taste is great for mixing salads and can also be used when baking, but remember not to let the oil temperature get too high, because its taste and color will change once it gets too high.

Reminder: Enova oil is quite expensive, with a 20-ounce vial of oil costing about 6. It is US$65, and the price of ordinary vegetable oil is only 1/6 of that. It is now relatively popular in the Japanese market.

nut butter

Studies have shown that people who regularly eat nut butter weigh much less than those who dare not eat it. It seems that it may be the combination of protein, fat and fiber in nut butter that makes you feel full and therefore won't eat as much. All nuts have a similar effect, and studies have found that a person who supplements his diet with peanuts for 19 weeks increased the number of calories he burned by at least 11%. Why? Because saturated fat in peanut and other nut butter burns faster than other fats.

How to use:

Gnut butter can be placed in noodles, or made directly into sauces, and can be eaten on muffins at breakfast. Nutty butter is better because it contains more fiber than the creamy one.

Reminder: Just a little bit is enough each time. The appropriate amount is about 1 to 2 teaspoons per day. Don't eat too much. It is also best to use natural nut butter that has not been added to other oils or fats.

All fat has 9 calories per gram. In order to maintain your good figure, you must first calculate the calories you already have in your food, and never add extra fat to your plate to increase the total number of calories. Otherwise, all the "good" fat will become "bad" fat.

Are all trans fatty acids "bad"?

One trans-fatty acid, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA, a milk fat found in ruminants and their products), has been shown to fight cancer and arteriosclerosis in related scientific research. However, the most surprising property of conjugated linoleic acid is that it can also reduce body fat by inhibiting fat accumulation in fat cells. This research finding should not be the target of public criticism when applied to the diet industry.

Oil can also help lose weight

Medium-chain triglycerides are not yet being promoted as a weight loss tool. But many food manufacturers hoping to replace trans fats are looking to it as a possible solution. It can be rapidly metabolized and provides energy and has been used in sports nutrition products. Some experts say that medium-chain triglycerides can be metabolized at 1/8 of the metabolic rate of ordinary oils, which can help lose weight.

The metabolic effect of diglycerides, similar to medium-chain triglycerides, is also significant, and it increases the rate of fat oxidation. Medium-chain triglycerides and diglycerides are metabolized in a manner similar to carbohydrates and mainly provide energy to the body and are hardly converted into body fat, so they have slightly lower calories than ordinary fats. (Editor in charge: Zhang Liling)