Eat More Healthy Fats

July's goal: Fear not these fats: learn how to add heart-healthy mono- and polyunsaturated fats to your diet.

Fat: Fact or Fable?

You've probably heard these statements about fat before. Find out whether or not they're true.

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Randy Mayor

Fat makes you fat.

Fable. Fat, carbohydrate, and protein all supply calories in your diet. Fat supplies nine calories per gram; protein and carbohydrate have four. It’s easy for foods high in fat―whether saturated or unsaturated types―to pack in the calories. For example, one tablespoon of olive oil contains about 120 calories from mostly unsaturated fats. Excess calories, of course, lead to weight gain.

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