Polyunsaturated+and+Monounsaturated+Fats

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Polyunsaturated and Monounsaturated Fats
Elizabeth Divalerio

-Found in fish, nuts, seeds, and oil from plants. -Salmon, trout, herring, avocados, olives, walnuts, corn. -Help lower blood cholesterol when put in place of trans and saturated fats. -Also been found to help in weight loss -Omega 3 is an unsaturated fat -Promote heart health -To reduce the amount of fat to improve lifestyle broil, bake, poach, steam, saute, or microwave to reduce fat. -Mono- one double. -Poly two or more double bonds. -Limit fat intake to 25-25% of total calories eaten everyday. -body's cells contain large amounts of unsaturated fats -If the body doesn't have the right amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids to use in cell formation, saturated acids are used instead, especially if they are eaten a lot in a person's diet. The membrane that is formed will then have different properties from one made up of polyunsaturated fatty acids, leading sin the long term to health problems or diseases.