The Good Fat

Dietician Sushila Sharangdhar says, "Your body needs the fats simply because the fats too play an important role in the functioning of your body. There are three types of essential fats that your body needs. They are poly unsaturated fats (PUFA), mono unsaturated fats (MUFA) and saturated fats (SFA)."

There are certain oils that fall into each of these fats - the Sunflower oil and Corn oil make up for your poly unsaturated fats, rice bran oil, soya bean oil and olive oil come under the mono unsaturated fats and butter, ghee and cheese come under the saturated fats.

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Besides this, fats play a very important role in the functioning of your body. Here are a few of the things that they do:

• Fats will help your body absorb its vitamins thus preventing any vitamin deficiency.
• It provides your body with the energy you require to get through the day.
• It protects your bones and organs from shock.
• It protects and supports your organs.
• It also protects your skin from heat and cold and keeps it looking smooth and healthy.

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And the Minimum Is…

Remember that your body requires a minimum of 20-24% of fat to function normally. In case you have below 20% of fat in your body then besides being malnourished you will also suffer from irregular periods.

You need at least the minimum amount of fat in your body in order to have your monthly period.

This is because your body fat helps in converting the male hormones into female hormones. This helps you to ovulate and then menstruate.