(Reuters)
Low-fat diets aren’t good
It’s good to eat fat to lose fat. Ironic, we know. But specifically monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), because these are “satiating, so they help you eat fewer-poor quality foods,” says David Katz, MD, director of the Yale Prevention Research Center. When researchers, in one study, asked women to switch to a high-MUFA, 1,600-calorie diet they lost a third of their belly fat in a month.
Have a serving of MUFAs with every meal and snack. Foods that are MUFA-rich include nuts, olive oil and avocado.