2 pp. / Of all the nutrients in the food supply, fat and cholesterol probably receive the most attention from health professionals and the public alike. The scientific evidence is clear that a high-fat diet relates to chronic health problems such as heart disease, some types of cancer, diabetes, and obesity. But both fat and cholesterol are natural components of the body that are vital to good health, and too little fat in your diet is just as unhealthy as too much. This article reviews dietary fats and provides guidelines for choosing foods to balance the type and amount of fat in your diet.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/146439 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Misner, Scottie, Curtis, Carol, Whitmer, Evelyn |
| Contributors | Nutritional Sciences |
| Publisher | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Pamphlet |
| Relation | University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Publication AZ1126 |
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