EMB #508: Healthy Fats

<p>Will eating fat make me fat? This question comes up quite frequently. The haunting fear that eating fats will put fat on your body. This myth simply isn’t true. I can assure you that eating fats will not make you fat!</p> <p>There are a number of things that contribute to weight gain such as: eating low quality food like substances, overeating, lack of sleep and STRESS.</p> <p>Eating proper portions of healthy fats will not cause weight gain.</p> <p>In fact, healthy fats fuel our bodies and give us energy. Fats are one of the contributors to a well balanced whole foods diet along with plant based protein, healthy carbs and fiber.</p>