Hey everyone,
Since I'm a recent Sport Nutrition Certified (CISSN) from International Society of Sport Nutrition I will talk about fat benefits. Everyone is really negative about the fat intake in their diets. Your fat should come from monosaturated sources (10-15%) like canola or olive and polysaturate (10-15%) such as corn/ safflower oil, flax or walnuts. Saturated fats should be limited around 5-10 %. Your daily total fat should not exit 30%.
Some of dietary fat benefits are:
- Muscle recovery
- Maintainted sex hormone concentration
- Decrease catabolic hormone concetration such as cortisol
- Decrease inflammation
- Correction of inadequate energy status
- Bone preservation
- Resistance to overtraining
(reference: Essentials of Sports Nutrition and Supplements)
I'm not suggesting that you go and bench on junck food or start eating fat as an alternative. The answer is to be selective and smart regarding your dietery fat. I'm out.....
