#6- Eat Fat
Surely eating fat will make you fat? Not quite. A healthy body needs fat to function properly as it plays a key role in hormone production. Many of these hormones are involved in how the body burns energy and builds muscle so if hormone production is interrupted by low fat levels, it will be difficult to build and maintain muscle. Since muscle burns calories 24 hours per day, interrupted hormone production can only be a bad thing as metabolism will be reduced, making you fatter. Remember though, stick to healthy fats such as those from fish, nuts, seeds and olive, sunflower and sesame oils.