Good Fat, Bad Fat: We all need fats

The Benefits of Healthy Fats

In the current years more and more focus has been put on “No Fat, Low-fat” type diets and food trends. When in fact, eating appropriate amounts of fat does not make you fat, but helps your body run to the best of its ability.

You actually cannot live without fat in your diet. Your body relies on Good Fats to keep skin and nails healthy, provide fat-soluble vitamins, provide essential fatty acids, and provide a back up source of energy (WebMD, 2012).

Good Fats can be classified as monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats; these actually help you lower disease …read more