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Dietary Fats

Fat is a type of nutrient. You need some fat in your diet but not too much. Fats give you energy and help your body absorb vitamins. Dietary fat also plays a major role in your cholesterol levels.

But not all fats are the same. You should try to avoid:

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  1. Dietary Fats (National Library of Medicine)  
    Fat is a type of nutrient. You need some fat in your diet but not too much. Fats give you energy and help your body absorb vitamins. Dietary fat also plays ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/dietaryfats.html - Health Topics
  2. Facts about polyunsaturated fats 
    Polyunsaturated fat is a type of dietary fat . It is one of the healthy fats, along with monounsaturated fat. Polyunsaturated fat is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000747.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Facts about monounsaturated fats 
    ... is one of the healthy fats, along with polyunsaturated fat . Monounsaturated fats are liquid at room temperature but ... vegetable oils. Eating moderate amounts of monounsaturated (and polyunsaturated) fats in place of saturated and trans fats can ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000785.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Dietary Fat and Cholesterol (Boston Children's Hospital)  
    Dietary Fats/Teenagers ... Dietary Fats ... Cholesterol/Teenagers ... Cholesterol ... Boston Children's Hospital
    https://youngwomenshealth.org/guides/dietary-fat-and-cholesterol - External Health Links
  5. Nutrition for Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults From the National Institutes of Health (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)  
    Chronic Kidney Disease/Living With ... Chronic Kidney Disease ... National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse ... Learn about nutrition for adults ...
    https://www.niddk.nih.gov/...-advanced-chronic-kidney-disease-adults - External Health Links
  6. Facts about saturated fats 
    ... higher in healthier fats, such as monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. These fats tend to be liquid at room ... high in saturated fats with foods that have polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. Here is how to get started: Replace red ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000838.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Simple Steps to Preventing Diabetes (Harvard School of Public Health)  
    How to Prevent Diabetes/Learn More ... How to Prevent Diabetes ... Harvard School of Public Health ... Type 2 diabetes is largely preventable, and about 9 in 10 cases ...
    https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/.../preventing-diabetes-full-story - External Health Links
  8. Men: Eat Right, Stay Healthy (American Academy of Family Physicians)  
    Men's Health/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Men's Health ... American Academy of Family Physicians
    https://familydoctor.org/men-eat-right-stay-healthy/?adfree=true - External Health Links
  9. Diabetes Prevention: 5 Tips for Taking Control (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    How to Prevent Diabetes/Learn More ... How to Prevent Diabetes ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../diabetes-prevention/art-20047639?p=1 - External Health Links
  10. Nutrition Facts -- Read the Label: Tips for Parents Infographic (Food and Drug Administration) - PDF  
    Child Nutrition/Related Issues ... Child Nutrition ... Food Labeling/Children ... Food Labeling ... Food and Drug Administration ... ; Nutrition Facts Label; Read the Label; FDA; calcium; ...
    https://www.fda.gov/media/128913/download - External Health Links
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