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7 "Fat Storing Foods" You Should NEVER Eat?!
There's no end to the hyped-up fat loss videos and articles you'll find online that list off specific foods or food groups you "must avoid" because they supposedly increase fat storage and make it impossible for you to lean down.
You've probably seen these types of posts plenty of times...
"10 harmful foods to never eat!"
"6 unhealthy foods to avoid!"
"12 bad foods that make you fat!"
These posts might make for good clickbait, but they aren't accurate in a factual sense.
Bottom line?
There is no such thing as any single "bad food" (or food group) that will lead to increased fat storage in and of itself. This is far too simplistic a way to look at your fat loss diet.
To understand the way your body actually sees your diet you need to take ALL the foods you eat - not just at one meal or snack - but for the entire day, week and month, and measure the total calories, protein, carbs and fats of everything combined.
What truly matters for fat loss is that the caloric total of everything you're eating is less than the total calories that you're expending. This creates a calorie deficit and stimulates your body to break down body fat for fuel.
Having a chocolate bar after three "clean" meals isn't going to negatively impact your fat burning results if it fits into your calorie total for the day and you're still remaining in a calorie deficit after eating it.
However, a lot of people try to unfairly demonize certain items as "bad foods you should never eat" without considering the overall cutting diet as a whole. They're viewing foods in isolation rather than as part of the larger picture.
This can lead to unhealthy relationships with food, unnecessary stress, and less dietary enjoyment. If you feel overly restricted, you may even be more likely to eventually binge on the very same foods you were trying to avoid, sabotaging your cutting plan altogether.
Now, the main argument people will commonly make against this idea is that fat loss is not all about calories in versus calories out and that the specific foods you eat will affect your body differently. And this is absolutely true.
2000 calories of ice cream and potato chips will certainly have different effects on your overall health, body composition and satiety than 2000 calories of high quality protein, minimally processed carbs and healthy fats.
So while the idea of "fat storing foods" or "fat burning foods" isn't true in the absolute sense, you'll still need to base the bulk of your cutting diet around minimally processed whole foods and meet your daily macronutrient, micronutrient and fiber needs for optimal health and functioning.
In addition, most people wouldn't be able to structure the bulk of their fat loss diet around high-fat/high-sugar food even if they wanted to because those foods are extremely calorie-dense. They won’t keep you full, so you'll have greater difficulty sticking to your cutting diet.
To sum this all up:
There are no such thing as individual "foods to never eat", and there are no "bad foods" that cause fat storage in and of themselves if total calories are controlled for the day as a whole.
However, if you are going to include some more calorie dense foods in your diet as a treat, you do need to make sure that they fit into your total calories and that your diet meets your overall macronutrient/micronutrient needs and contains enough food volume to keep you feeling satisfied throughout the day.
A good general guideline that will work well for most people is a cutting diet that is roughly 80-90% "clean", with your favorite treat foods being used to fill in the remaining 10-20%.
This will strike a good balance between optimizing health and body composition but while also providing enough dietary freedom so that you don't feel overly restricted.
23 июл 2024
