Softball Nutrition - Why Fat is Good for You
Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) are essential for good health and optimal performance
We all think fat is bad for us. It's true for certain types of fat. However, there are other types of fat (EFA's or Essential Fatty Acids) that are good for you. In fact, they are essential for good health and optimal performance.
Young female softball players need these good types of fats. Some of the benefits for softball players for getting enough of EFAs (good fats) are:
- Increases brain function and decision-making
- Improves mood
- Speeds up recovery time
- Maintains joint and connective tissue
- Reduces PMS symptoms
- Helps maintain a good level of muscle-repair
- Other health benefits (decreases risk of cardiovascular disease and of cancers, etc.)
Good sources of good essential fatty acids (EFAs or good fats) are:
- Fish oil
- Nuts
- Avocados
- Vegetable oil
- Supplements
For the best EFA supplement, I definitely recommend EFA Icon by Prograde Sports Nutrition. The supplement is an extract from Antartic krill that is highly unsaturated (very healthy!) and been shown to be one of the best EFA source on the planet (much more powerful than all other EFA sources).
That's what I use personally.
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