Healthy Fats

The benefits of omega and fish oil supplements range from lowering the bad fats in the body, lowering the risk of heart disease and strokes, and lowering blood pressure. Omegas can be found in fish oils, nuts and plant oils.
CLA counterbalances the negative effects of linoleic acid and regulates fat and protein metabolism in animals.These studies show the most significant effect of CLA on weight management is on body composition, a reduction in total body fat and an increase in lean body mass. Another meta-analysis found that CLA supplementation produces about 1% increased growth in targeted lean body mass per week.
Fatty acids are important sources of fuel because, when metabolized, they yield large quantities of ATP. Many cell types can use fatty acids for this purpose. In particular, heart and skeletal muscle prefer fatty acids, also the brain can use fatty acids as a source of fuel