In addition to making us more prone to gain weight, too much fat in our diet can lead to high cholesterol, which may increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes. In general it is recommended to consume more than 30% of daily calories from fat, especialmene if you are overweight.
Unless you are prepared to adopt a vegan diet is almost impossible to avoid fat in your diet, but there are many ways to reduce fat in the diet to eating a healthy diet
• Cut the fat. Choose lean cuts of red meat, and then remove visible fat. It also removes the skin from poultry before cooking either, which is best, or else before eating. Remove them anyway.
• Use cooking methods low in fat. This includes the grill, baking, steaming, the roasted, grilled …
• Use vegetable oils for cooking instead of solid fats like butter or margarine. The best oils for cooking are olive, canola, sunflower and soybean.
• Do not use dressings like mayonnaise and derivatives. A salad with lettuce and vegetables are fat free and low in calories. Even the garnishes are as low in fat have significant amounts of fat and even fat-free calories. Use vinegar and olive oil instead.
• If possible choose low-fat options. Baby fat or skim milk instead of whole milk, eat low-fat or low fat cheeses, like yogurt.
• Eat lots of fruits and vegetables and whole grains. They have few calories and virtually no fat, plus a host of health benefits.
• Let me be clear that your body needs fat, so you should not remove it completely from your diet, especially healthy fats.