FATS AND WHAT ARE FATS
IN NUTRITION
What is
difference between fats and fatty acids?
Fats are made out of fatty acids. During
digestion, our body breakdown fats in to fatty acids. Then only it can be absorbed
in to the blood. Fats are molecules and these molecules are called
triglycerides.
Some fatty acid has single bond and others
have double bonds.
Fatty acids with single bonds are called
saturated.
Double bonds are called unsaturated.
What are good fats?
Most unsaturated fats are good for us.
If we take excess saturated fats, it is bad for
our health
Fats are also called lipids.
Fat’s function & importance of fats in our
body
Fats are nutrients and it provides us energy
and helps us to absorbs vitamins. Fats are essential ingredient for our body.
Types of Fats & Sources of fat
Fats are in different forms.
- Saturated fats
Saturated fats are from animal base foods
E.g. Meat, butter
- Mono saturated fats
Raw olive oil, nuts and avocado are rich with
mono saturated
- Poly saturated fats.
Saturated fatty acids are solid in room temperature.
Unsaturated fats are liquid in room
temperature.
Fat is a molecule and it is called triglycerides. There are different type of