Some fat in the diet is needed to provide the fat-soluble vitamins A, D and E, and to make food palatable. However, the total amount in our diet coming from a variety of foods has risen to a high level-about 40 per cent of our calories consumed. Most of these fats are hard, saturated animal fats, the type of fat linked to the development of coronary heart disease. Animal fats are always highly saturated and some vegetable fats may be saturated, e.g. hard margarine. Doctors believe that people who eat high saturated fat diets increase their risk of developing life-threatening cholesterol deposits in the lining of their arteries.
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