Posts Tagged ‘Faster metabolism’
It is widely known that western-style diets typically contain a larger proportion of saturated fat. We previously wrote in our article on Low Carb Diets, Weight Loss, and Fat that palmitic acid, which is a fatty acid contained in meat, dairy, and other products, can negatively affect key signals from metabolic hormones. It dulls signals from insulin, and interferes with the brain’s ability to moderate the amount of food consumed. It turns out that not only does certain types of saturated fat affect your sense of satiety as we discussed in that article, but they also seem to keep you fat by slowing down metabolism. A 2005 study titled by Kien et al. “Increasing Dietary Palmitic Acid Decreases Fat Oxidation and Daily Energy Expenditure”, published in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition, finds that western-style diets, which are typically high in palmitic acid and other saturated fats, slow down metabolism. In fact, according to the authors, it is possible to speed up metabolism by switching to foods that contain healthy fats, or minimizing the proportion of saturated fats in one’s diet.
