Let's Talk About FAT.
As the old saying goes, "calories in, calories out." And so it is with
managing your weight. For the majority of the 191 million American adults
who are obese, struggling with their weight is a daily occurrence. In 2008,
overweight men and women spent more than $109 million on the grapefruit,
Atkins, South Beach, cabbage soup and hundreds of other fad diets in an
effort to lose extra fat. Some work, some don't. But what happens to all that
fat when you lose it?
Scientists and exercise physiologists will tell you that the most basic unit of
energy is the calorie or, more accurately, the "kilo-calorie," abbreviated as
Kcal. Kilo-calories are units of heat and can either store or produce
energy. One pound of fat is equal to 3,500 Kcal. So, in order to lose 1
pound of fat, you must either eat fewer calories or find a way to burn 3,500
Kcal with physical activity. The best approach is to do both.
How Fat Is Stored
When you eat food, it is broken down in the stomach and intestinal tract
into fat, carbohydrate and protein. If you live an active lifestyle, most of the
calories from the food you eat will be burned before it has a chance to be
stored. If you lead a sedentary lifestyle, any calories that aren't burned will
be stored, mostly in the form of fat.
What Happens to the Fat
Some of the fuel you use for maintaining normal body functions and for
exercise comes from two ready sources: glucose and triglycerides. Both
circulate in the blood, so they are easily available as fuel sources, even
though they are in relatively short supply. More abundant supplies are
found in the liver and stored fat cells.
If the demands of your activity are greater than what circulating fat and
glucose can supply, your body will need to dip into the stored energy in the
liver and fat cells. Hormones in the body activate an enzyme called lipase
that tells the fat cells to release triglycerides. The triglycerides are broken
down into glycerol and free fatty acids and enter the bloodstream. The liver
recycles the glycerol, and the muscles use the free fatty acids for energy.
When the free fatty acids are consumed by working muscles and other
tissues, they are converted to heat, water, carbon dioxide and adenosine
triphosphate, or ATP. Your body releases heat through your skin, water as
you sweat and carbon dioxide as you breathe; it converts the energy in the
bonds of ATP into energy your body can use.
Yours in health and fitness,
Robert
C.P.T., AFPA
As the old saying goes, "calories in, calories out." And so it is with
managing your weight. For the majority of the 191 million American adults
who are obese, struggling with their weight is a daily occurrence. In 2008,
overweight men and women spent more than $109 million on the grapefruit,
Atkins, South Beach, cabbage soup and hundreds of other fad diets in an
effort to lose extra fat. Some work, some don't. But what happens to all that
fat when you lose it?
Scientists and exercise physiologists will tell you that the most basic unit of
energy is the calorie or, more accurately, the "kilo-calorie," abbreviated as
Kcal. Kilo-calories are units of heat and can either store or produce
energy. One pound of fat is equal to 3,500 Kcal. So, in order to lose 1
pound of fat, you must either eat fewer calories or find a way to burn 3,500
Kcal with physical activity. The best approach is to do both.
How Fat Is Stored
When you eat food, it is broken down in the stomach and intestinal tract
into fat, carbohydrate and protein. If you live an active lifestyle, most of the
calories from the food you eat will be burned before it has a chance to be
stored. If you lead a sedentary lifestyle, any calories that aren't burned will
be stored, mostly in the form of fat.
What Happens to the Fat
Some of the fuel you use for maintaining normal body functions and for
exercise comes from two ready sources: glucose and triglycerides. Both
circulate in the blood, so they are easily available as fuel sources, even
though they are in relatively short supply. More abundant supplies are
found in the liver and stored fat cells.
If the demands of your activity are greater than what circulating fat and
glucose can supply, your body will need to dip into the stored energy in the
liver and fat cells. Hormones in the body activate an enzyme called lipase
that tells the fat cells to release triglycerides. The triglycerides are broken
down into glycerol and free fatty acids and enter the bloodstream. The liver
recycles the glycerol, and the muscles use the free fatty acids for energy.
When the free fatty acids are consumed by working muscles and other
tissues, they are converted to heat, water, carbon dioxide and adenosine
triphosphate, or ATP. Your body releases heat through your skin, water as
you sweat and carbon dioxide as you breathe; it converts the energy in the
bonds of ATP into energy your body can use.
Yours in health and fitness,
Robert
C.P.T., AFPA
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Losing Weight
Calculate Your Body Fat %
What The Heck Is Active
Metabolic Rate vs Basic
Metabolic Rate
Exercise Calorie Guides
Nutrition Facts You Need To
Know
Carbs: The Good The Bad & The
Ugly
Training Rates
Protein; Let's Talk
FAT, How, Where, Why
About Me
Recipes for Losing Weight and
Building Muscle
My Own Current Workout &
Exercise Log