Everyone wants to be healthy, and that's a fact. Now in these days of glorious burgers and fries,
•All natural food is healthy. Taken in moderation, non-processed foods are good for your body. But don't take the misconception that processed foods are bad. Because they aren't bad either, when taken in moderation that is. So the secret lies in control of food intake, as whether your food is bad or good depends primarily on how you control it.
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•The food you should take is in complimentary to your level and kind of activity. Did you know that your brain only accepts sugars, primarily glucose as it's source of energy? Contrary to the heart and muscle cells, which can utilize fatty acids as its energy source, your brain is very picky to what it takes. Hence if your work is all about thinking and using your brain, you should eat more carb and less fatty foods. As you won't be able to utilize fats and they'll likely get stored in your body. On the other hand, if your work is all about muscles, then you're welcome to have a higher portion of fats in your diet.
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•Not all fats are equal. Just like how not all people are equal, there are also differences with the kinds of fats. The two primary groups of fats are named the 'saturated' (chemically speaking, they're those that doesn't have double bonds in their structure) and the 'unsaturated' (those with double bonds in their chemical structure).
Basically, fats that come from animal sources have high ration of saturated-to-unsaturated hence they should be taken in moderation. Beef fat has the highest while fish fats have more unsaturated fats. Those coming from plant sources tend to be in the middle in terms of this ratio.
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