Good Fats VS Bad Fats

 Fats a very essential nutrient for body and part of healthy diet . Let's have a quick glace on its main functions these are

• Adds taste and texture to food .

• Major source of energy.

• Critical to cells and tissues.

• Insulation of body.

• Help absorb vitamins.

• Can be converted into other molecules like prostagladins.

Types of fats are

• Saturated fats

• Unsaturated fats 

Unsaturated fats further distributed into

• Trans fat 

• Mono-unsaturated fats

• poly-unsaturated fats 

Not going too much into the informative part #biochemistry of fats let get straight a way to the fact of good Fats and bad fats in our diet.This blog is scientific 101 on fats and when it comes to fats their are three kind of health freaks outlook in the world.No. one typical gym bros who doesn't consume any fat because they think they will bloat up with fat consumption totally wrong. Second group totally on other side of spectrum who thinks they can even drink fat for good skin and health just because they are unsaturated fatty acid like olive oils which is also a wrong way to lead your diet. So we have the third kind of health freaks that is you the blog readers .You will get to know about what kinds of fat and how much you will be eating after reading this.We are gonna science shit out of it .If you are trying to lose weight , be healthy you must have to consume some amount of fat but not too much . Each gram of dietary fat adds 9 calorie to your diet which is energy packed nutrient but we do not have to overdo it .Let's dive into fat science. Saturated fats consists animal fats, ghee, coconut oil and butter while unsaturated fats are plant derived. Saturated fats are harmful it clogs your arteries which is not good for your heart health but still 120 to 140 cal for your diet can come from this fats it's absolutely alright.If you are non veg then avoid saturated fats because you are already getting that from meat and fish . Unsaturated fats like peanut,avacardo,olive, sunflower oils must be preferred over saturated fats . These contains EFA's which our body requires for its functioning and health. Never forget FAT IS FAT so a lot of this healthy fat will also be harmful and you will start gaining weight and will be super bloated.Now a kind of fat which should be avoided at all cost are TRANS fats present in packaged food and restraunt food.Basic science behind it is that they use the reheated oil again & again which is very harmful to intake.So if you are looking forward to lose weight say no to trans and and only consume unsaturated fats in a measured amount so minimize low fat packaged item also because same is the science behind it.

Now you can consume a small bowl of nuts , a little bit of olive oil in salads or ghee in your food once in a while . But " don't overdo with fats ". Just one tablespoon saturated fat a day and always try to give unsaturated fats your priority . Then you can continue with losing weight or getting muscles or just being healthy it's absolutely fine. Now a pro tip if you have just read the whole thing till end and you are super serious about your health and fitness goals just " minimize fat intake "that's it because you are already getting some in protein so no more added fats like don't pour fat in salads or ghee in food veg/non-veg. Focus on protein and carbs and always look to weighing scale and make these amendments in your diet cut extra fat simply to lose weight.