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Facts of Fats (Lipids). Apart from carbohydrates and protein, fats or lipids are the third major macronutrients required by the body. Although 'fat' has a bad reputation and is often used to describe saggy bottoms and tire bellies, some fat is essential for development.uch like carbohydrates, lipids are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Fat is the most concentrated energy source, and while it has many functions within the body, one of its main duties is to transport, absorb and digest the fat soluble vitamins, A, D, E and K. Other functions include:
Fatty foods are higher in calories than foods low in fat. One of the reasons low-fat diets are recommended for weight loss is because fats, also called lipids, contain more calories per gram, and thus more energy, than carbohydrates or proteins.Foods are usually a mix of these three types of macronutrients, however, and are rarely all fat or all carbohydrate.ats. Fats provide 9 calories per gram, so they contain more energy than carbohydrates. They are important for brain development, blood clotting and controlling inflammation.