Consuming too much saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol increases your risk for coronary heart disease. Learn what trans fat is and how you can limit the amount of this fat in your diet.
Review Date: January 25, 2013
FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Proper nutrition is critical for overall health and exercise performance. Use this calculator to learn the right amount of fat recommended for your diet.
Review Date: January 25, 2013
University of Maryland Medical Center
This information from the American Heart Association helps you learn the facts about fat and eating sensibly. Find out how the "better" fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated) can help reduce your risk of heart disease.
Review Date: January 25, 2013
American Heart Association
Can you tell which foods are heart healthy? Do you wonder how you can fit your favorite foods into your diet? By reading labels and looking at total grams of fat and saturated fat, and avoiding all trans-fat, you can enjoy your favorites.
Review Date: January 25, 2013
Women's Heart Foundation
As a consumer, the most important thing to know about trans fat is that it behaves like saturated fat in the body by raising low-density lipoprotein (LDL, or "bad") cholesterol — which can increase your risk of coronary heart disease.
Review Date: January 25, 2013
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
