5 reasons to eat healthy fats while burning fat!

Fear not the fats! Fats are healthy and essential in your diet, as long as you choose the right fats. But did you know that fats can also help you burn body fat? It's true. Here are five reasons to ensure you are eating healthy fats while burning fat:

1. Dietary fat is essential for your body to use oil soluble nutrients like vitamins A, D, E, K. Without needed oil, vitamins pass through unabsorbed.
   
   
2. Fat is essential for cellular reproduction. We constantly replace cells, by which we heal wounds and keep our organs healthy.
   
   
3. Fat keeps your skin healthy, hair shiny, and joints moving freely. Signs that you’re not eating the right fats or not digesting those fats properly include dry skin, dandruff, hair loss, joint problems and mouth sores.
   
   
4. Cholesterol produced by your liver from saturated fat, is the base from which estrogen, cortisone and testosterone are made. A lack of cholesterol in your diet can result in underproduction of these necessary hormones that can have a cascade of effects on your health.
   
   
5. Not only does fat convert to energy in your body, it increases your metabolism, which promotes weight loss. Because it boosts your metabolism, it helps your body burn fat more effectively. Coconut oil may triple your calorie burn; since it is a MCT (medium chain triglyceride), it is converted to energy so quickly that it creates a lot of heat. In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, MCT's burn three times more calories for six hours after a meal than LCT's (long chain triglyceride).

In addition to coconut oil, the fat in avocado is highly nutritious. Avocados contain oleic acid, a fat that activates the part of the brain that makes you feel full. Butter from grass-fed cows, consumed in moderation, is a healthy saturated fat. Butter also contains a healthy fatty acid called butyrate which is an anti-inflammatory and has powerful protective effects on the digestive system.

If you do it right, eating fat does not make you fat!