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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)  
    ... you energy and help your body absorb vitamins. Dietary fat also plays a major role in your cholesterol ...
    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. Dietary fats explained 
    Fats are an important part of your diet but some types are healthier than others. Choosing healthy fats from vegetable sources more ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000104.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. 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
  6. Dietary fat and children 
    ... of total calories. Most fat should come from polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats . These include fats found in fish, nuts, and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001979.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. ClinicalTrials.gov: Dietary Fats From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Dietary Fats/Clinical Trials ... Dietary Fats
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...dietary+fats&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  8. 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
  9. How to Lower Cholesterol with Diet (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... 35% of your daily calories should come from dietary fats, and less than 7% of your daily calories ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/howtolowercholesterolwithdiet.html - Health Topics
  10. 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
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