1. Invisible Fats Don't Just Disappear
You can't see invisible fats with the naked eye. Don't be fooled--invisible fats make up a large portion of our daily fat intake. Sources of fat come in three basic groups: oils, meats and dairy products. Invisible fats are ingredients in recipes, main dishes and processed foods. You can see milk in the jug, but it's invisible as part of a cookie recipe. It's easy to see meat fat, salad oil and butter on bread, but add butter or oils to a cake, and it becomes invisible fat.
2. Invisible Fats Count Daily
Even though you can't see them, invisible fats count toward your daily fat intake. Become a label reader to accurately calculate how much fat is in the food you eat. Food labels are required to list the amount of fat grams per serving. Be careful to note your serving size and calculate the right number of fat grams based on the amount of servings you have.
3. Invisible Fat Makes Fat Visible
Even if you eat a well balanced diet, invisible fats may be contributing to your weight problems. Even though the label says low fat, low fat foods often make up for fat by adding extra sugar. Too much excess sugar eventually turns to fat, so reading the entire label, including the calorie count per serving, is the only way to get a true overall picture of whether the food is a healthy option.
4. It's What's Inside That Counts
The term invisible fat not only refers to what's in the foods we eat, it's also about what's inside our bodies. People with no visible weight problem often have invisible fat near vital organs. According to doctors, women with a waist size of over 35 inches and men over 40 inches is an indicator of invisible fat or visceral fat inside the body. Waistlines with these measurements could indicate health problems down the road. Diabetes, heart disease and sleep disorders all are a result of too much fat inside our bodies. CT scans and MRI's can pick up fat on the liver, but the easiest method is to simply get out a tape measure.
5. Thin on the Outside Fat on the Inside.
Thin people who don't exercise may have a problem with fat: invisible fat that is. Invisible fat around vital organs is more likely to be present in people who don't exercise regularly. Doctors now conclude that invisible fat inside a person's body can be just as dangerous as people with obvious weight issues. Thin people with invisible fat are at as great or greater risk for certain chronic health conditions.
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