Understanding Fats and Cholesterol

What are the elements that make up fats?

What functions do fats serve in the body?

Differentiate between saturated and unsaturated fats.

What are fats?

Why are some fats considered healthy?

What types of fats are found in plant foods and fish?

• Saturated fats

• Trans fats

• Unsaturated fats

• Hydrogenated fats

What are the sources of saturated fats?

• Plant oils

• Animal products

• Fish

• Nuts

What is trans fat?

How much fat should kids aged 1 to 3 years get?

• 10% to 15%

• 20% to 25%

• 30% to 35%

• 40% to 45%

What are the two main types of cholesterol?

• HDL and LDL

• Saturated and unsaturated

• Trans and cis

• Good and bad