Why We Should Eat Fat

Posted by  thin4life.info

         

 

For years people have thought that the fat in the foods we eat is the cause of them becoming overweight. When in fact eating the right amount and kind of fat can be extremely beneficial.

How Much Should I Eat?According to research 20%-35% of your caloric intake should come from fats. To better help with calculating how much you need 1 gram of fat contains 9 calories. Researchers have also found that eating high protein, high fat snacks will increase your metabolism for up to 3.5 hours. Not only that but eating fat filled meals will keep you full and burn calories.
Eating fat has also been shown to:

• Allow good production of testosterone and estrogen
• Play an essential role with nutrient absorption (think important vitamins like D and E)
• Help protect your immune system

What Fatty Foods Should I Eat?Now with all that being said you are probably wondering what types of fatty foods you should eat to receive its benefits? Here is a quick list showing the “good fatty” foods.

• Avocados
• Eggs
• Fatty Fish
• Nuts
• Nut Butter (Peanut Butter for example)
• Olive Oil
• Seeds

This by no means is a complete list of all the healthy fatty foods out there these are just to name a few.

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