Understanding Dietary Fat for Health, Weight Loss and Performance

Understanding Dietary Fat for Health, Weight Loss and Performance

Dietary fat went from being demonized in the 1980s and 90s, to the new favorite macro of the 2000s due to the popularity of low-carb and keto diets. In this talk, Dr. Bubbs will review the fundamentals of dietary fats and what the body needs to support health. He’ll then review the evidence base for both low-fat and high-fat diets for weight loss and tease out key principles to help you support your clients in achieving their weight-loss goals. He’ll then wrap things up by discussing the role of dietary fats in high performance athletes and key areas to focus on to ensure your athlete performs at the top of their game.

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Learning Objectives


  • Recount the history of society’s relationship with dietary fat.
  • Identify when saturated fat intake is most harmful for heart disease risk.
  • Explore how dietary pattern quality affects saturated fat risk.
  • Explain why low-fat and low-carb diets are equal as weight loss dietary strategies.
  • Describe various “train low” strategies and how to implement them in practice.


Course Procedure

  1. Enroll in the course.
  2. View the course content.
  3. Take the test. (You must score 80% to pass. If you do not pass, you may retake the test.)
  4. Print your certificate of completion.

Course Content

  • Understanding Dietary Fat for Health, Weight Loss and Performance
  • Understanding Dietary Fat for Health, Weight Loss and Performance Exam

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