So another person asked for help (privately) with these topics for their open when letter to their best friend. And I thought it would be nice to share my answer, in case others wanted to write some too. Open whenâ¦.
there are four types of fat monounsaturated polyunsaturated saturated and trans fats the healthiest fats are the monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats since they contain the least amount of artery clogging saturated fatsmonounsaturated fats are found in olive peanut and canola oilll dietary fats contain different percentages of saturated polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat saturated fats are found primarily in animal products unsaturated fats mainly come from plants and can be monounsaturated olive or canola oil or polyunsaturated safflower sunflower corn or other oils
A polyunsaturated fat has two or more double bonds in its carbon chain. There are two main types of polyunsaturated fats: omega-3 fatty acids and omega-6 fatty acids. The numbers refer to the distance between the beginning of the carbon chain and the first double bond.Both types offer health benefits.or long-term health, some fats are better than others. Good fats include monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Bad ones include industrial-made trans fats. Saturated fats fall somewhere in the middle.