NUTRITION
LIPIDS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Saturated fats
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Trans fats
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Monounsaturated fats
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Saturated and trans fats together
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Detailed explanation-1: -Should I eat them or not? The American Heart Association recommends limiting saturated fats – which are found in butter, cheese, red meat and other animal-based foods, and tropical oils. Decades of sound science has proven it can raise your “bad” cholesterol and put you at higher risk for heart disease.
Detailed explanation-2: -Here are recommendations from the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans: You should get no more than 25% to 30% of your daily calories from fats. You should limit saturated fat to less than 10% of your daily calories. For a 2, 000-calorie diet, that is 200 calories or 22 grams (g) of saturated fats a day.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends limiting calories from saturated fats to less than 10% of the total calories you eat and drink each day. That’s about 200 calories for a 2, 000 calorie diet. What are saturated fats?