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                     The Various Types of Fats Found in Foods
 The Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre in Mumbai and the 
Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre in India states that the fats are an important part of diet and 
are one of the three important macronutrients. A healthy balanced diet should have about 15-
20% visible fats. One gram of fat gives about 9 Kcal energy on oxidation. The 
Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre in Mumbai mainly says that fats are often misunderstood 
and that they are unhealthy for the body but it isn’t totally true. Fats are of different types; 
some are good while some are bad for the body. You should have knowledge about the different 
types of fat in the diet so that you only consume the better ones and exclude the harmful ones.
 Types of fats
 There are basically four types of fats in our diet namely, Trans fats, saturated fats, 
polyunsaturated fats, monounsaturated fats. Trans fats and saturated fats are unhealthy and 
should not be consumed in excess amounts while monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty 
acids are healthy for the body and should be consumed in required amounts.
 Trans fats
 It is basically a type of unsaturated fat and the most common example is margarine. It is 
commonly found in packaged food items where the cis oriented fatty acids are converted to 
trans configuration. It is done so as to increase the shelf life of the food item. Excess 
consumption of trans fats results in increased levels of Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) also 
called the ‘bad Cholesterol’ and decreases the high density lipoproteins or good cholesterol. All 
of this increases the risk of coronary artery diseases.
Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation 
Centre in Mumbai, India
 Trucare Trust – Mumbai
Survey No.7, Ashram Road, Yeoor Hills,
Thane West, Thane,
Maharashtra 400610
India.
 +91-9167943134
 +91-8693092000
 [email protected]
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