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- There are 3 different types of fat: white, brown, and beige. While white fat helps store excess energy, brown and beige both contribute to heating things up inside of our bodies to burn calories.
- The average adult has around 50 billion fat cells.
- Fat cells die at the rate of 150 per second.
- 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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The dietary reference intake (DRI) for fat in adults is 20% to 35% of total calories from fat. That is about 44 grams to 77 grams of fat per day if you eat 2,000 calories a day. It is recommended to eat more of some types of fats because they provide health benefits.

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- Normal growth and development
- Fats are the most concentrated source of energy
- Absorbing certain vitamins like vitamins A,D,E,K
- Providing cushioning for the organs
- Maintaining the cell membranes
- Providing taste, consistency and stability to foods.

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- Saturated fatty acids do not have double bonds between carbons in the chain.
- They can pack into stable aggregates.
- They can be stabilised by extensive hydrophobic interactions of the hydrocarbon chain.
- Longer the carbon chains, higher the melting temperatures and lower the water solubility.

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Refers to the type of fats that can be within your control to whether you consume it or not in your food intake. This includes the fats found in meat, butter and salad oils.

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Invisible fat is hidden fat which is inherently present in the food in varying amounts such as milk, egg. They are normally hidden inside pre-packaged food and is difficult to reduce the intake of this fat without avoiding the food or eating in very small portions.

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Is a very bad source of fat that is normally found in fast/junk food where there is high energy and low nutrients. They yield low benefits to be incorporated in a healthy lifestyle as they are linked to raise bad cholestral (LDL) and also greatly increases the chance of Coronary Heart Diseases.

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There are four main types of Fats:

- Monounsaturated FA
- Polyunsaturated FA
- Saturated FA
- Trans fat

Fats contains high energy, almost twice that of carbohydrates, and are important as they are a source of energy when required (e.g. sprints). They also act as a cushion for internal and reproductive organs inside the body.

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Polyunsaturated fat is a type of dietary fat. It is one of the healthy fats, along with monounsaturated fat. Polyunsaturated fat is found in plant and animal foods, such as salmon, vegetable oils, and some nuts and seeds.

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Monounsaturated fats are healthy fats found in olive oil, avocados and certain nuts. In fact, the evidence shows that monounsaturated fats have a number of health benefits. They can help with weight loss, reduce the risk of heart disease and decrease inflammation.

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Chemical structure made of 1 glycerol and 3 fatty acids. they are the main constituents of body fat in humans