1. Fats are a group of chemical compounds that contain fatty acids.
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2. Energy is stored in the body mostly in the form of fat.
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3. Fat is needed in the diet to supply essential fatty acids, substances essential for growth but not produced by the body itself.
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4. There are three main types of fatty acids: saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated.
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5. Saturated fatty acids are mostly found in foods of animal origin.
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6. Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids are mostly found in foods of plant origin and some seafood.
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7. Hydrogenated fat is a fat that has been chemically altered by the addition of hydrogen atoms.
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8. Vegetable shortening and margarine are hydrogenated fats.
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9. Monounsaturated fatty acid is a fatty acid that is missing one pair of hydrogen atoms in the middle of the molecule, a gap that is called an "unsaturation."
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10. Monounsaturated fatty acids are found mostly in plant and seafoods.
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11. Olive oil and canola oil are high in monounsaturated fatty acids.
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12. Monounsaturated fatty acids tend to lower levels of LDL-cholesterol in the blood.
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13. Polyunsaturated fatty acid is a fatty acid that is missing more than one pair of hydrogen atoms.
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14. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are mostly found in plant and seafoods.
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15. Safflower oil and corn oil are high in polyunsaturated fatty acids.
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16. Polyunsaturated fatty acids tend to lower levels of both HDL-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol in the blood.
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17. Saturated fatty acid is a fatty acid that has the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms attached to every carbon atom, and is "saturated" with hydrogen atoms.
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18. Saturated fatty acids are mostly found in animal products such as meat and whole milk.
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19. Butter and lard are high in saturated fatty acids.
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20. Saturated fatty acids tend to raise levels of LDL-cholesterol ("bad" cholesterol) in the blood, which is associated with heart disease.
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21. Dieticians recommend reducing total dietary fat intake to 30 percent or less of total calories, and reducing saturated fat intake to less than 10 percent of calories.
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