5 Ways to Add Healthy Fats Into Your Diet
March 24, 2019
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Healthy fat may seem like an oxymoron, but it’s a complete myth that eating fats makes you fat. Fats are an essential macronutrient for a healthy body and mind. Healthy fats have many benefits including insulation, mood support, storage of energy, protection of internal organs, lubrication of skin, vitamin absorption and hormone production. Fats can’t be produced by the body itself so they’re a critical part of a balanced diet. Of course, not all fats are healthy fats. “Healthy fats include monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. These are commonly obtained in the diet through plant sources,” says Registered Dietitian Ashleigh Hillary...
