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I'm 14 and I strive to eat as little fatty foods as possible. Of course, I don't go all anorexic and I do eat the occasional BigMac perhaps once or twice a month. But I'm curious as to what to look out for the most.

I just came across a really tasty product that told me it was 73% saturated fat per 6 pieces of the food. I had 3 already...damn I want that 4th...

Anyway, should I be concerned about saturated fat? I run Cross Country 5 days a week...about 2-4 miles a day. So I don't think I should be THAT concerned about my calorie intake. Or should I?

And those DV's get me confused...

if you do that much sport and you're 14...no...you really shouldn't be worried about your calories income too much.
and it's not just fat, it's carbohydrates, too.

if you do that much sport and you're 14...no...you really shouldn't be worried about your calories income too much.
and it's not just fat, it's carbohydrates, too.
man fuck carbohydrates, thats what we call a FAD. worry about saturated fats

saturated fats are bad for you.

excess of everything else is bad for you

excess of everything else is bad for you
or that. that'll work.
though...i'd exclude fruit from that.
and vegetables. (haven't ever heard of anyone dying of a spinach overdose)
and muffins. something that good can't be bad.

or that. that'll work.
though...i'd exclude fruit from that.
and vegetables. (haven't ever heard of anyone dying of a spinach overdose)
and muffins. something that good can't be bad.
roffles, muffins

and yeah, you know the food pyramid and the serving sizes? follow that and you will NEVER be overweight, have you see the size of serving sizes? >_<

Colodia, maybe you want to see a nutritionist or dietician? They might be able to help you formulate a good diet for yourself if you're that concerned about what you're taking in, which is awesome!

food pyramid?
like when you have a bun and you put a beef paddy, ketchup, fried onion rings, a smaller beef paddy, more ketchup, more fried onion rings, an even smaller beef paddy, even more ketchup, even more fried onion rings and then a smaller beef paddy, some more ketchup, some more fried onion rings and to top it off a pickle on top ?
sounds like a reasonable serving size to me.

Anyway, should I be concerned about saturated fat?

No.

Nayone of you seen the film "supersize me"? Hilarious. Well worth watching.

Actually, I don't think it's fair to point to any one aspect of food and declare it as the evil one ingredient that makes people fat, which is why I despise the Atkins diet.

Let me share a little story with you.

I used to be overweight, but after I found employment, I lost it. Where did I work? Constrution? Physical trainer? Pro-athlete? No. Fast food. Yes, working in Burger King for two and a half years, I actually lost weight.

You must figure, I worked uite a bit, almost 35 hours a week. (which is ungodly during high school, but fortunately I quite long before college) If you eat 3 times a day, 7 days a week, you eat 21 times a week. Working my hours, I made at least 5 sometimes 10 of those meals the fast food.

Now, how did I eat 3000 calories a day and loose weight? Digestion.

If you eat fatty foods (Absolutley soaked with grease) in a short gap of time (15 minute meal breaks) and then go back to walking about a crowded kitchen for the rest of the night, you'll never really relax and digest.

Think of it this way, just because a food has 5 grams of saturated fat, doesn't mean you absorb all 5 grams. If there is enough other types of fat to block digestion (and fat does), then a good bit of it will just shoot through your system.

During my time in fast food, I found I was going to the lav quite a bit. I must have absorbed relativley little.

Don't get me wrong through. Do NOT eat fast food if you have healthy alternatives. My point is that the TIMING of exercise right behind eating, farking your own digestion, can help in loosing weight. In fact, only now am I regaining, from my all time low of being a 160 pound, 6 foot 2 inch tall man.

(it should be noted that my employment beat the living crap out of me, otr more accurately _I_ beat the living crap out of me working, thus noting in my greasy gullet had any chance to get anything but jostled.)

A few more traditional things to try are drinking lots of water. Sodas, Teas, Powerdrinks, Juices and more are all basically sugar water, and good old water does a body so ,much more good.

Also, try chewing gum on an empty stomach. It activates your disgestion. Without food, this process only serves to burn energy.

id go with what tuesday said
athletes have special nutritional needs that average people dont have.
if you have a school nurse, she can put you in contact with someone who knows that kind of thing (if she doesnt know herself)

supposedly the current big bad thing in fats is TRANS FATS. whatever that is. i dont remember what it does but i remember that its bad. it mostly occurs in highly processed foods with little nutritional value.

Also, try chewing gum on an empty stomach. It activates your disgestion. Without food, this process only serves to burn energy.
yes. but it does make you hungry, too.

Yes, chewing makes you hungry, but you can flood that hunger with water.

Just one thing: If you have an active lifestyle, then Atkins is definitely not your thing. Complex carbohydrates (which you can get from whole grains, white bread isn't as good for you) are the best source of energy. If you're going to be running a few miles a day, you're probably going to want to take in a lot of complex carbs, a fair amount of protein, and as little fat as possible. Now, you can probably afford to consume a lot more fat than I can and still remain healthy, but since you're not going to be in danger of getting too little fat (I think that's pretty much impossible in this country, unless you starve yourself), then cutting fat where ever possible isn't going to hurt.

Might I suggest eating what you want and taking advantage of your young metabolism while you have it?

Might I suggest eating what you want and taking advantage of your young metabolism while you have it?
sorry, but I like my body waaaay to much to be yet ANOTHER fat person here in the states.

and thanks for the tips guys. I'm gonna go over them and draw my own conclusions, with other sources mixed in as well.

Also, try chewing gum on an empty stomach. It activates your disgestion. Without food, this process only serves to burn energy.
I would say thats not a good idea cause u produce more stomach acid which has been linked to problems with stomach lining.