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Navigating the World of Fats & Oils
High Level Summary
Dispelling the Myth of Fat-Free Products
Basic Facts on Fats
Essential Fatty Acids & PUFAs
Monounsaturated Fats
The Impact of Factory-Farming on Fat Quality
Fats, Oils & Blood Sugar Regulation
Omega-6 & Omega-3 Balance: Why Proportions Matter
Cooking & Omega-3s
Nuts, Seeds & Roasting
The Best of Fats & Oils
Palm Oil Considerations
Fats & Oils Not Recommended
A Note on Deep-Fried Foods
Fats & Oils Takeaways
Amount of EPA & DHA in Seafood & Supplements
Key Habits
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Feedback is the Breakfast of Champions
AT A GLANCE
Few areas of nutrition and health have been as confusing, misunderstood and misrepresented as the role of fats and oils in human health and well-being. Nonetheless, our fat and oil consumption play an important role in our function and health and warrants proper understanding.
This Lab ensures you have the concise, accurate information and guidance you require to both understand and take definitive action in this critical area. The far-reaching impact of the fats and oils we consume on our metabolism, cell function and health is likely to surprise you and inspire new choices that result in marked improvements in how you feel, function and over time, look.
Whether you are seeking simple, practical guidelines on best choices to include in your diet, or a list of fats and oils best to avoid, this Lab will provide you with what you need.
This Lab ensures you have the concise, accurate information and guidance you require to both understand and take definitive action in this critical area. The far-reaching impact of the fats and oils we consume on our metabolism, cell function and health is likely to surprise you and inspire new choices that result in marked improvements in how you feel, function and over time, look.
Whether you are seeking simple, practical guidelines on best choices to include in your diet, or a list of fats and oils best to avoid, this Lab will provide you with what you need.
HEALTH SCENE INVESTIGATION
- What fats and oils are you buying, using in your food prep and cooking, and consuming when eating out?
- What is their composition of essential fatty acids, and in what ratios?
- Do they contain toxins that can limit your function, harm your health, or potentially shorten your health- or life-span?
- What’s the relationship between blood fats and blood sugar regulation?
- What’s in fats and oils that is important to your health and what foods and how much of them do you need?
- What’s the quality of fats and oils you are consuming, should you be eating more or less of them, and what are the best sources?
HYPOTHESIS
The more thorough and practical understanding of which fats and oils are important to include in your diet, how much of them you require, and which are best avoided, will improve your blood fat and sugar regulation, your cellular health and function, and your body composition, while lowering your risk to degenerative illnesses and very likely increasing your health- and life-span.
This Lab ensures you have the knowledge and guidance you require to capitalize on the many benefits of improving the quality and quantity of health-supportive fats and oils in your diet.
This Lab ensures you have the knowledge and guidance you require to capitalize on the many benefits of improving the quality and quantity of health-supportive fats and oils in your diet.