martes, 17 de enero de 2012

Dietary Fats: MedlinePlus

Dietary Fats

 
Also called: Lipids, Monounsaturated fat, Polyunsaturated fat, Saturated fat 
 
 
Fat is a major source of energy and aids your body in absorbing vitamins. It's important for proper growth, development and keeping you healthy. Fat provides taste to foods and helps you feel full. Fats are an especially important source of calories and nutrients for infants and toddlers. Dietary fat also plays a major role in your cholesterol levels.

But not all fats are the same. You should try to avoid
  • Saturated fats such as butter, solid shortening, lard and fatback
  • Trans fats, found in vegetable shortenings, some margarines, crackers, cookies, snack foods and other foods made with or fried in partially hydrogenated oils
Try to replace them with oils such as corn, canola, olive, safflower, soybean and sunflower. Of course, eating too much fat will put on the pounds.
Food and Drug Administration
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Dietary Fats: MedlinePlus

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