What is the importance of fats in the body?

Fat is important in our bodies because:

1. It provides us with warmth. It acts like an insulator trapping heat in our bodies.

2. Fat also supplies us with the most off our energy.

3. Fat provides a source of fat soluble vitamins A-D-E-K. 4. Fat surrounds and protects certain vital organs like the kidneys, glands and others.

4. Fat is part of the structure of cells (the basic unit of life) especially in our brains.