Assignment Task: Why are fats so confusing?
Read the following article: Is Eating Fat Good For You or Not? Here's Why It's So Confusing By DUANE MELLOR, THE CONVERSATION
Answer the following questions:
Q1. Why are some fats essential in the diet?
Q2. Why is eating saturated fats in excess bad for you?
Q3. How do fat recommendations differ from the US, the UK, and the rest of Europe?
Q4. Explain why some of the advice is misleading.
Q5. What is the easiest way to avoid saturated fats?
Q6. What are good sources of healthy fats?
Q7. Evaluate your current eating pattern and determine:
- List your most common sources of saturated fats:
- List your sources of unsaturated fats:
- Do you think you stay within the guidelines? Explain.