Fats are the nutritional version of the double-edge sword: fats will give you good health, or they will kill you. Lucky for us informed eaters, consumption of fats is not a crap shoot or Russian roulette. Understanding this dietary Gemini will unlock a world of possibility for the marathon runner. Or at the very least, it’ll keep you out of the morgue. Some benefits of fats are:
- Aids in digestion
- Helps build cells and maintain stable body temperature
- Helps transfer vitamins
- Good for hair, skin, and joints.
- Improves endurance without adverse effects on weight, cholesterol and blood pressure
- Promotes a healthy immune system, especially against the rigors of intense training (conversely, fat deprivation might compromise the immune system during training)
- Limits the release of free radicals – those little boogers that destroy healthy cells
- And last but not least, it is a great source of energy!
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