Dietary Fats

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

External Resources

Berkeley Nutrition Services - Interactive dietary screeners calculate intake of fat, fiber, fruit, and vegetables. Also, full-scale nutrition services for researchers.

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Lifestyles Technologies Inc. - Offering nutrition analysis software, corporate wellness programs, dietary guidelines, and low-fat recipes.

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Jojomo Enterprise Co., Ltd. - Manufacturer of Konnyaku root products, a dietary fiber, non fat, and low calorie diet food, also produces fruit gums and candies.

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