Healthy Benefits of Fat.

It is important to educate yourself on the Fats which you consume through your foods, because you cannot avoid them for their rich benefits and you cannot over abuse yourself with them because they can be very detrimental to your health. After having read  Fats|Types-Good Fats and Bad Fats, and Saturated Fats or Bad Fats and Unsaturated Fats or Good Fats, it time to know the benefits of fats in general and also their ill effects on health. The fundamental principle is in choosing your fats well, which has been explained in the previous posts mentioned above.

Health Benefits of Fats.

1. Unsaturated Fats lower LDL. Mono and Polyunsaturated Fats found in foods such as fish oil and flax oil reduce LDL or the bad cholesterol. This contributes to reducing risk of heart attack.
2. Anti oxidants. Foods containing unsaturated fats are rich in anti oxidants.
3. Fats help in formation of the cell walls.
4. Vitamins A, D, E and K are fat soluble vitamins and can be absorbed by the body only with the help of fats. This factor also helps in absorption of Calcium and in maintaining bone strength. Due to this property of fats, night blindness, rickets, and anemia are prevented.
5. Fats supply energy. For the first 20 minutes of physical activity, energy is supplied by the carbohydrates. After that period, stored fats provide the energy which you require. One gram of fats provide 9 calories of energy – more than twice the amount you get from carbohydrates and proteins.
6. Fats maintain body temperature. In cold weather, fats provide you with the insulation against the cold and help in maintaining body temperature.
7. Health of Body Cells. Fats are very important to help body cells to absorb nutrients. Fats, therefore contribute significantly in promoting body cell health.
8. Fats promote the clotting of blood during healing of injuries. This property of fats also help prevent internal bleeding.
9. Fat benefits on skin. The Omega-3 fatty acids provide and help to maintain  adequate levels of prostaglandins. Lack of prostaglandins in the body will lead to itching, dryness of skin and cracking of nails. fat therefore help to promote a healthy skin.
10. Night Vision. Fats improve night vision.
11. Sex Hormones. Fats help in the production of sex hormones.
12. Cancer.  Essential fatty acids, Omega-3 and Omega-6 reduce the risk of breast and colon cancer.
13. Protection to Viscera. Visceral fats provide a protective covering on the organs in the body.
14. Fat Benefit on Nervous System. Fats form an important part of the structure of the nerve cells and also of the myelin sheath which covers every nerve fiber. Fats are  therefore important for proper functioning of the brain and the nervous system.
15. Lactation. Fats help in production of milk in lactating mothers.
16. Immunity. Fats help in proper functioning of the immune system.
17. Fats provide energy to the heart to function and the good fats help in maintaining a healthy heart.

Next: – Harmful effects of Fats.

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