The U.S. FDA is phasing out artificial trans fat from the food supply, but people should limit their intake of saturated fats, too, which can also cause heart disease. There are three main types of fat: unsaturated, saturated and trans fats.

UNSATURATED FAT: These are the good fats, and doctors say they should be the majority of fat that people eat. For cooking, they usually come in the form of liquid oils, not solid fats. Unsaturated fats are listed on food packages as polyunsaturated fats and monounsaturated fats.

Monounsaturated fats include:
olive oil
avocados
many nuts

Polyunsaturated include:
soybean oil and corn oil
some fish

SATURATED FAT: These fats are often derived from animals and generally take a more solid form. They raise “bad” cholesterol and can contribute to heart disease. The government recommends that saturated fats make up less than 10 per cent of daily calories. Common sources include:

high-fat cheeses
high-fat cuts of meat
whole-fat milk and cream and ice cream
butter
palm and coconut oils

TRANS FAT: These are the worst fats, and the FDA is forcing food companies to phase them out. They are made when hydrogen is added to vegetable oil, usually to create a certain consistency or increase shelf life, and they are also called partially hydrogenated oils. Many of them have already been phased out, but foods that are more likely to contain trans fat are:

fried items
pie crusts
stick margarine
ready-to-use frosting
coffee creamers
some microwave popcorn and frozen pizza
some cakes, crackers and cookies

There are also some naturally occurring trans fat from meat and dairy sources, but the artificial types make up most of what is in the food supply.

Read Top 10 Foods Highest in Saturated Fat - http://health2wealth.com.ng/top-10-foods-highest-saturated-fat/

Thanks OP...Very educational!

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Ronpet777:
Thanks OP...Very educational!

Thanks and welcome. The need to sensitize the public become more necessary with the latest three-decade study that confirms saturated fats are bad for health - http://health2wealth.com.ng/three-decade-study-confirms-saturated-fats-bad-health/ and also a recent study that shows Good fats can cut risk of death by 27 percent - http://health2wealth.com.ng/good-fats-can-cut-risk-death-27-percent/