Macros that Matter
Medicine for Life
English - March 24, 2020 10:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBNutrition Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement lifestyle choices lifestyle medicine disease prevention diet education mental health physical activity physician dietitian Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Today’s episode is all about the macronutrients (aka macros) that really impact health. We all know about carbs. You can’t go far without hearing about how we need to cut them out. But what do you put in their place? Protein and Fat.
Pack in the Protein
How much protein do you need?Healthy protein sources for mealsBeansNutsSoy protein EggsEasy protein snacksFinish it with Fats
How much fat do you need?Types of fats: SFA, MUFA, PUFASFA: saturated fats. Usually from animalsMUFA: olive oil, canola oil, avocadoPUFA:Corn oilOmega-3ALA: walnuts, flax seedDHA: fish oilHealthy fat sourcesEasy fat snacksResources:
https://nutritionhealthlife.com/2019/09/28/protein-power/
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