https://padlet.com/mwhe61491/yxfa4v7olvvavzvn Michael Whelan, Shenquina Pereira, Maddie King, Ingrid Warsono, Celia Yin. en-us 2021-08-18 02:10:34 UTC 2026-02-02 20:17:11 UTC hello@padlet.com mwhe61491 https://padlet.com/mwhe61491/yxfa4v7olvvavzvn/wish/1683236809 Types: Monounsaturated FA, Polyunsaturated FA, Saturated FA, Trans fat
- Polyunsaturated FA and Monounsaturated FA = good types of fatty acids, usually found in plant-based foods
- Saturated FA = usually found in animal-based foods
- Trans Fat = extremely unhealthy

The basic structure of dietary fats: glycerol backbone+ 3 fatty acid tails

Essential fatty acids = Linolenic Acid (found in seed oils, eg sunflower, safflower and corn) and Alpha-linolenic Acid (predominates in western diets, the fish oils and plant-foods such as flax etc.)

]]> 2021-08-18 02:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mwhe61491/yxfa4v7olvvavzvn/wish/1683236809 mwhe61491 https://padlet.com/mwhe61491/yxfa4v7olvvavzvn/wish/1683237106 Digestive fats are mainly responsible for cushioning internal organs and carrying phytochemicals and vitamins which are fat-soluble.

The fat-soluble vitamins include vitamins A, D, E, and K.]]> 2021-08-18 02:16:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mwhe61491/yxfa4v7olvvavzvn/wish/1683237106 mwhe61491 https://padlet.com/mwhe61491/yxfa4v7olvvavzvn/wish/1683237577 Recommended Daily Intake depends on life stage. For adults, it is recommended that fats should take 20%-35% of the total calories consumed. This is about 44 to 77 grams of fat per day if the daily intake of calories is 2,000. ]]> 2021-08-18 02:16:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mwhe61491/yxfa4v7olvvavzvn/wish/1683237577 mwhe61491 https://padlet.com/mwhe61491/yxfa4v7olvvavzvn/wish/1683237862 Energy dense --> double the number of kilojoules per gram (37 kJ/g) than carbohydrate or protein (17 kJ/g)

- most concentrated form of energy for the body ]]> 2021-08-18 02:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mwhe61491/yxfa4v7olvvavzvn/wish/1683237862 mwhe61491 https://padlet.com/mwhe61491/yxfa4v7olvvavzvn/wish/1683238438 MYTH: A low fat diet is needed to lose weight 
FACT: Healthy fats are an important part of any diet, and while high fat foods are more calorie dense, it is still possible to lose weight while consuming fats

]]> 2021-08-18 02:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mwhe61491/yxfa4v7olvvavzvn/wish/1683238438 https://padlet.com/mwhe61491/yxfa4v7olvvavzvn/wish/1683261993 Visible Fats = add these to our foods, add them to cooking or find them in our foods before they are cooked --> easy to limit or avoid (e.g. oils, butter, cream, fat around meat, skin of chicken etc.)

Invisible Fats = contained within a pre-packaged or pre-prepared food, we eat it without much thought --> difficult to reduce intake without avoiding the food or eating in very small portions (corn chips, nuts, peanut butter, fried fast food etc.)

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