Conference rocks::weight_control

    The woman is Susan Powter, and she is based out of Dallas. She has been
    featured on quite a few talk shows lately. From what I've heard, she
    advocates little or no fat in the program, and stresses the importance
    of exercise.
    
    Her story was featured in The Dallas Morning News a few weeks ago.
    She's really not saying anything new, IMHO.
    
    Catherine
    

    See Note 783.* for more information.

    I agree with 783.1 I have heard her tapes and seen her cookbook.  She
    is a motivational speaker, but she is saying the same thing we have
    been hearing for the past few years about low fat diets should only be
    30% or lower (she says she eats between 15 - 20% fat) in your diet.  
    Her execise video teaches correct form, but if you are already exercising 
    regularly it will probably bore you.  
    
    IMHO I can't take more than 5 minutes of her before she is on my
    nerves.  I do eat a low fat diet (below 30%) and she has some good
    ideas for someone who knows nothing about getting started.
    
    Regards,
    
    Sasha

.3>                              -< Nothing New >-
    
    Exactly.  What she offers is sound nutritional advice and common sense.
    
    Nothing more.
    
    I caught about 10 minutes of Covert Bailey's most recent infomercial.
    Same thing; nothing new.

    How many grams of fat = 1% fat please?
    
    B

    It depends on the total calorie content of the item in question.
    
    If the item is 100 calories and the grams of fat is 1,
    then the formula to determine the fat content of "the item" is:
     1 gram of fat in item X 9 = 9 
    
     then, divide that by 100 (total calories in said item) and
    
    you would get 9% fat.
    
    You are getting 9% of the calories in that item from fat.
    
    Hope this helps.
    
    Noranne
    
    
                          

    re:.6
    
    Exactly.
    
    One thing I don't like about this infomercial is the implication that
    the only thing that matters is the percentage of calories from fat.
    
    It's equally important to know how many total grams of fat there are.
    
    Something may be 100% fat, but, if it's only 2 or 3 grams, that's not
    much at all.  I was hoping Powter would explain that, but she didn't.

    Powter thinking is that everything you put in your mouth should be no
    higher than 15 - 20% fat if you need to lose lots of fat and then you are
    sure to keep your fat intake at that level. The way she sees it like her 
    slice of cheese she does on the infomercial that is 52% fat that is fat 
    that is not low fat even though it may be only 2 to 3 grams fat which I 
    believe is right.   She is also trying to take all the counting out of the
    diet syndrome if your are counting fat grams then you have to count calories 
    to insure you are not going over the 15 - 20% fat intake, but if you learn
    what food are under 15 - 20% you can eat without thinking about it anymore.
    She also talks about high volume low fat eating which is beans, grains, 
    fruits and vegtables (she does not eat meat but explains it is only her
    personal preference).  She does not eat any food with chemical perservatives,
    white flour or sugar.  
    
    I believe each person need to find what works for them.  Percents or
    Fat Grams.
    
    Sasha

    
    	Interestingly, my father-in-law got the exact opposite message
    	from watching her.  He told me that as long as you keep your
    	daily grams of fat below a certain number, you were ok, according
    	to Susan Powter.  
    
    	He even alluded to the "cheese" example, getting it exactly
    backwards from what Sasha said.
    
    	I'm glad to hear she's not saying what my father-in-law heard!
    
    	Karen
    

FWIW (about the question "how many grams = 1%")?

If you're working with strict calories, you can calculate this, but 
a lot of packaging out there is deceptive...when they say 93% Fat Free
or "Only 3% Fat" most times they are calculating it based on WEIGHT
of the product, not calories.....and that's a completely different
animal.

kat

.8> -< 100% Fat is a lot of fat >-
    
    Not if it's 1/8 tsp of olive oil, for example.
    
    That's 100% fat, but only 0.5 grams, or about 5 calories.

    You are correct it is not a lot of oil, but it is still 100% fat.
    
    Sasha

    The point being that 1 gram of fat in 1 gram of oil is not any
    worse than 1 gram of fat in any other product.
    
    Just because it's 100% fat doesn't make it bad by default.
    
    It should raise the red flag, but it's not an automatically bad thing.

    Thank you for your help.  I usually keept my fat intake between
    10-15 grams / day.  I was curious as to the percentage of saturated
    versus polyunsaturate fat.  As mentioned though, it depends on what
    foods you choose.  
    
    I was given a diet from Gold's gym two years ago, so I know my
    selections by heart from each food category.  I alternate the amount
    of calories I take in per week to confuse my metabolism and keep it
    working instead of plateauing.
    
    Regards,
    
    Brenda