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- Q What are 'good' and 'bad' fats?
- A Fat is an important constituent of a balanced diet and it is wrong to attempt to totally exclude it from your nutrition plan. Fats have many functions - including vitamin transfer, organ protection and insulation - but some fats are better for you than others. 'Good' fats (unsaturated fats) are easily identified as fats that usually remain as a liquid at room temperature, such as fish oils and unrefined vegetable oils like sunflower oil. 'Bad' fats (saturated fats) are characterised as fats that are solid at room temperature, such as animal fats and butter. Try to avoid saturated fats when you can. A third type of fat is hydrogenated fat, which is an unsaturated fat that has been treated so that it acts as a saturated fat - and so hydrogenated fats should also be avoided.
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