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also called lipids

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The energy values are 37 kJ/g (9.0 kcal/g) for fat

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Children need fat to grow, fat is essential to our survival

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Eating healthy fats can prevent weight gain. Monosaturated and polyunsaturated fats are the good ones found in peanut butter, almonds, flaxseeds, and walnuts. Eating these can lower bad cholesterol and reduce belly fat.

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Fat provides more than twice the amount of usable energy than carbohydrates or protein.

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Fats are just one type of lipid. Lipid molecules do not mix well with water because they are hydrophobic and nonpolar.

A fat molecule (aka triacylcglycerol or triglycerides) is made of 2 parts: glycerol backbone and 3 fatty acid tails.

Glycerol is a small organic molecule containing 3 OH groups.

A fatty acid consists of a long hydrocarbon chain and a carboxyl group.

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- Avacado
- Nuts
- Margarine spread
- Oils
- Dark chocolate
- Fatty fish
- High fat dairy products like ice cream
- Beef, pork, lamb

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- Cushions internal and reproductive organs
- Carrier for fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K)  and phytochemicals
- Important in reproductive health
- make up part of the cell membrane

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Muscle weighs more than fat. So the more muscle you build, the easier it would become for you to burn calories and maintain your weight.

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Cholesterol is a fat-like substance produced in the body and found in foods.

Inside our body, cholesterol is used to build cell walls and produce some hormones.

However, eating too much cholesterol can damage your arteries and increase your risk of heart disease.

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Fat cells do not disappear, they only shrink. Working out and losing weight only shrinks your fat cells and does not reduce the count.

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In order from the most healthiest to least healthiest:
Monounsaturated fat
Polyunsaturated fat
Saturated fat
Trans fat

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Greater fat, intake is a major cause of obesity and hypertension, diabetes, and gallbladder disease.

Higher fat intake may heighten the risk of breast cancer directly through increased blood estrogen levels and/or secondarily through increased obesity.

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The dietary requirement intake (DRI) for adults is 20% to 35%.

This is approximately 44-77g of fat per day (assuming a total of 2000 calories are consumed).