Is Fatty Acid Oxidation Or Fat Oxidation a Bad Thing?

Question

Oxidation is regarded as being one of the number one killers in our society today because our bodies react with oxygen to create harmful free radicals. Why is it then that certain "diet pills" regard fatty acid oxidation as being a good thing?

Example: Stearoylethanolamide (SEA) has been shown to decrease food intake independent of PPAR and without changing hematochemical parameters such as glucose and triglyceride levels or leptin (a hormone involved with satiety) expression.
The appetite decreasing effect of SEA was associated with a reduction in liver stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD-1) mRNA expression. SCD-1 is the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of monounsaturated fats and its reduction is believed to lead to increased "fatty acid oxidation" and decreased lipogenesis in skeletal muscle and the liver.

Answer 1

no it's not a bad thing, it's the natural chemical reaction where fatty acids enter the mitochondria and are oxidized/converted for use as energy

Answer 2

Fats (or lipids) are stored in very large molecules, that are really only good for insulation or taking up space. Fat oxidation (better called 'beta oxidation') is the body's way of breaking down these large molecules into smaller molecules that it can use for energy (specifically breaking 'triglycerides' into 'free fatty acids'). That's really all you need to know. If you want to get really in depth, do a little research on the body's 'energy pathways', but be warned it gets pretty complicated. It is most definitely a good thing; just a name for a normal process in your body. The 'amount' of it going on in your body at a given time varies constantly, depending on how much energy your body needs. I can't say whether or not Green Tea will make beta oxidation work any better, or improve your metabolism (burn more calories while resting, etc), but it definitely won't hurt you. Hope that helped.

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Answer 3

definitely,i don't know all the specifics but it can cause diabetes,kidney failure and many other health risks.the problem lies in the rate of oxidation,generally being very rapid from fasting diets.