Table 2.
Dietary Sources of Fats and Oils
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Saturated
Fats:
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Animal
products, coconut and palm oils |
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Hydrogenated
fats:
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Processed
foods, fried foods
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Monounsaturated
Fats:
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Olives,
olive oil, nuts, avocados, canola oil
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Polyunsaturated:
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Omega
6: Oils from corn, soybeans, safflower, cottonseed
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| Omega
3: Salmon, herring, tuna, flaxseed, walnuts, canola
oil |
Definition:
Essential Fatty Acids
Two polyunsaturated fatty acids which are essential
nutrients and must be obtained from the diet. One is
linoleic acid and the other is linolenic acid. Linoleic
acid is an omega 6 fatty acid and is found in most vegetable
oil. Linolenic acid is an omega 3 fatty acid is found
in flaxseed oil, walnuts, and canola oil. |
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