Low Fat Diet Plan

If you want to maintain optimal health, observe a low fat diet plan. You do not need to be obese to maintain a healthy skin and hair, get a good insulation, regulate your body temperature, and enhance the development of hormones and cell membranes in your body. Keeping off excess fat is your way out of diseases of the heart among other body fat related ailments.

Let's get to the basics of low fats - First you have to know that:

• The typical modern diet is not a low fat diet. You can see why more than 50% of Americans are overweight.

• A low fat diet does not mean a No fat diet - it is limiting your consumption of fats to just a small amount. Avoid trans fats and reduce saturated fats intake, because they raise cholesterol level and increases the risk of heart diseases.

• A low fat diet plan may vary according to diet goals. While many low fat dieters may only need to make a few minor adjustments to reduce their fat intake, others will have to take off a greater percentage of fat from their diet.

• Weight loss is not the only benefit of a low fat diet plan. There are lots more. Limiting your fat consumption should make you enjoy a long term cardiovascular health.

Foods to avoid in a low fat diet plan

Most importantly, avoid trans fat. These initially used to come in form of meat, but the chemical alteration of vegetable oils by industries has included sources like pastries, pies, crackers, cereals, cookies, potato chips muffins, French fries and other oily foods to the list. Avoiding this might mean checking the label of processed foods, and keeping off fried foods.

Drastically reduce saturated fats intake to about 10% of your daily calorific intake. consumption of full-fat dairy products like cream, butter, eggs and cheese should be reduced. Consider a small amount of canola oil to coconut oil. Watch your visits to the restaurants. This is because there is a possibility of some of their low fats foods containing hidden sources of fat. Ask questions. You may try a low or free fat dressing like balsamic vinaigrette on your salad. Ordering steamed; grilled, baked, or poached food should be preferred to the fried foods.

Also reduce your sugar intake. A low fat diet is only a farce if you consume double the calories! Take fruits or sorbet, if you're in love with sweet food.

Low fats diet Foods to eat

The best healthy fats you can get are from seeds, nuts, olives and avocados. Take Oils like flax and canola. Salmon, herring and mackerel fishes are very good omega-3 sources. Get dairy products with low fats like yogurt, fat free milk, cottage cheese, and low fat cheeses. Let your intake of fats per day be 3g or lesser. Add meat, in a very low proportion to your low fats diet plan, if the fats are trimmed off. Good options are Low fat deli cuts, leaner cuts of beef, lamb and pork. Make sure the fatty skin of your poultry has been removed. A low fat diet plan should also incorporate a variety of grains, fruits, and vegetables. These are nutritionally rich foods with low fats. Along with a low fat diet we advise Hoodia supplementation. The Hoodia plant is known for its health properties and its ability to curb the appetite, a trial is available at the Hoodia Diet Plan [hoodiadietplan.org] website.

David Millers reviews diet plans and advises a low fat diet in conjunction with Hoodia supplements available at [hoodiadietplan.org]