For women's health, do not reject fats
In life, many young women, in pursuit of a beautiful figure and slimness, refuse to consume animal fats. Little do they know that doing so is unscientific and harmful to their health.
Moderate fat intake is of great significance for a young woman's beauty and health. When a young woman enters puberty, her endocrine system undergoes a series of changes. The amount of subcutaneous fat gradually increases, causing the fat content in areas like the chest and hips to rise, thus forming the female-specific curves. During this stage, more fat is needed to regulate the endocrine system, promote breast development, and create smooth curves. An important sign of youth is soft, tender, and rosy skin, in which fat also plays a crucial role. Subcutaneous fat keeps the skin smooth and unwrinkled, and elastic rather than flabby. Fat promotes the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, which play an important role in skin health. It is no exaggeration to say that the role of fat in skin beauty cannot be replaced by any high-end cosmetics.
Fat is also one of the important substances for female growth and development, and a key source of normal menstruation and fertility. Fat is involved in the synthesis of sex hormones in the body. Research has confirmed that a young woman's fat must reach 17% of her body weight to maintain normal menstruation. If fat is not consumed and body fat is too low, the synthesis of estrogen and other hormones will be insufficient, leading to menstrual disorders and even affecting the development of reproductive organs.
In a sense, a certain amount of fat in the body can enhance the ability to resist disease. Generally, the fat storage of an adult accounts for about 15-20% of body weight, and women's proportion should be slightly higher than this. It has been measured that during 1-3 days of fasting, 85% of the body's energy needs to be supplemented by the stored fat. This shows that when the body's fat is too low, once a person gets sick or is injured and reduces or cannot eat, the body will lose weight significantly and find it difficult to resist disease.
Under the current "fat-phobic" mentality, it is necessary to point out that consuming a moderate amount of fat daily is a necessary condition for a young woman's beauty and health. For the sake of a beautiful body, women by no means need to reject animal fats; instead, they should rely more on exercise. Otherwise, the gains will not make up for the losses.