{"id":29226,"date":"2025-07-08T17:08:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/?p=13790"},"modified":"2025-08-18T18:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:32:53","slug":"dietary-fats-nutrition-and-calories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/dietary-fats-nutrition-and-calories\/","title":{"rendered":"Dietary fats- nutrition and calories"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We all think fats are bad for our health. But that\u2019s not true. Not all fats are bad. In fact, some fats are also needed to maintain good health. But which ones are they? Which fats should you consume and which ones you should avoid? Did you know that the excess calories we consume in the form of food and water become stored as body fat?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s give you an insight into dietary fats and their types- in this article. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What are dietary fats?<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fat that we consume as nutrients are called Dietary fats. These have double the energy per gram than carbohydrates and protein. One gram of fat has 9 calories in it. These fats help to maintain good skin and hair health, insulate the body, protect organs, work as an energy storage source, help vitamins to move around the body and are used to make some hormones. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Types of Dietary Fats<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0There are 4 types of dietary fats. These are:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Saturated fat: <\/span><\/b>Saturated fat is made of chains of carbon atoms bonded with hydrogen. They are usually solid at room temperature. Saturated fats are also called \u2018bad fats\u2019 as they raise your total cholesterol which can cause cardiovascular diseases like heart disease and stroke.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n