- Fat - Wikipedia
In nutrition, biology, and chemistry, fat usually means any ester of fatty acids, or a mixture of such compounds, most commonly those that occur in living beings or in food [1] The term often refers specifically to triglycerides (triple esters of glycerol), that are the main components of vegetable oils and of fatty tissue in animals; [2] or, even more narrowly, to triglycerides that are
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- What Is Fat? Why You Need Fats - Cleveland Clinic
The fats in your food don’t automatically turn into body fat (adipose tissue) Your body only stores fat if you take in more calories from protein, carbs or fats than your body needs to burn for energy
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- Types of Fat - The Nutrition Source
The American Heart Association suggests that 8-10 percent of daily calories should come from polyunsaturated fats, and there is evidence that eating more polyunsaturated fat—up to 15 percent of daily calories—in place of saturated fat can lower heart disease risk
- Fat - UMass Amherst
One gram of fat supplies 9 calories - more than twice the amount we get from carbohydrates or protein Fat also is needed to carry and store essential fat-soluble vitamins, like vitamins A and D
- What are Healthy Fats and Why Do You Need Fat in Your Diet?
Get to know the different types of fat, what they do, which ones are healthy fats, and which foods are good sources of healthy fats
- Fat | Definition, Types, Functions, Synthesis, Uses | Britannica
fat, any substance of plant or animal origin that is nonvolatile, insoluble in water, and oily or greasy to the touch Together with animal and vegetable oils, fats comprise one of the three principal classes of foodstuffs, the others being proteins and carbohydrates
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