Why do you need fat?

To regulate body temperature, store energy, cushion and insulate organs.

“Essential fats” = 4% of body weight for men, 10% for women.
The American Dietetic Association recommends that men have 15-18% body fat, and women have 20-25% fat.
Women athletes could be as low as 10-20%.

To find out your body fat %, visit Fancl counters around Singapore. They have this Omron handheld machine that emits static energy through your body (it’s not painful, you really can’t feel it, really). This reading is combined with your weight, height and age to figure your % body fat.

Mine? 24.5%. To celebrate, I had a Heinekan and a packet of chicken rice.

Information from: http://ask.yahoo.com/2002032