Oils are natural parts of many foods and get a bad reputation for containing unhealthy fats. We want to choose monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fats of oils when possible. These help lower the LDL cholesterol in our blood and help raise the HDL cholesterol in our blood. Try some tips for buying cooking oils in this nutrition how-to video.
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Limit fat intake
Oils are unsaturated fats
Good fats can help cholesterol
Animal fat is saturated fat
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Michelle Cooper has been a registered dietician for more than 10 years. She currently works for the state of North Carolina for the New Hanover County School District in the Child Nutrition Department as the supervising registered dietician on staff. She specializes in child nutrition, child fitness and overall child health. She enjoys her job because it allows her to be a pivotal piece of child development.
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