This document discusses different types of fats and their characteristics. It outlines that fats are nutrients found in food that the body uses to build tissues and hormones. There are two main types of fats - unsaturated ("good") fats and saturated ("bad") fats. Unsaturated fats include monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. They aid in vitamin absorption, are building blocks for hormones, help insulate nervous tissues, and can help with feeling full. Sources of unsaturated fats include salmon, walnuts, tuna, eggs, and pistachios. In contrast, saturated fats are typically solid at room temperature and occur naturally in animal products and palm and coconut oils. Eating

2. “GOOD” VS “BAD” FATS

3. WHAT ARE FATS?
FATS are NUTRIENTS that we can found IN FOOD
BODY USES FATS to BUILD NERVE TISSUE and HORMONES
BODY USES FATS AS FUEL
FATS are STORED by the BODY in fat CELLS.

4. SATURATED
FATS
(“BAD FATS”)
UNSATURATED
FATS
(“GOOD FATS”)
TYPES FATS

5. GOOD FATS
(UNSATURATED)
CHARACTERISTICS GOOD FATS
Aid in the absorption of some vitamins (vitamins A, D, E, and K)
The building blocks of hormones
Insulating all nervous system tissues in the body
Help you feel full, you probably not eat so much
Great source of energy (9kcal/g fat)

6. KINDS OF UNSATURATED FATS
MONOUNSATURATED
POLYUNSATURATED
(OMEGA 6)
POLYUNSATURATED
(OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS)
UNSATURATED
FATS

7. SOURCE OF GOOD FATS

8. EXAMPLES OF GOOD FATS
PINK SALMON OLIVE
WALNUTS

9. EXAMPLES OF GOOD FATS
TUNA EGGS
PISTACHIOS

10. SATURATED FATS
 SATURATED FATS ARE TYPICALLY SOLID AT
ROOM TEMPERATURE AND NATURALLY
OCCUR IN FOODS
TRANS
MORE TRANS SATURATED ARE ARTIFICIALLY
PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF
HIDROGENATION, (CONVERT LIQUID OIL
IN SOLID)
BAD FATS
(SATURATED)

11. BAD FATS
(SATURATED)
In meat and other animal products, such as butter, shortening,
lard, cheese, and milk.
In palm and coconut oils.
Eating too much saturated fat can raise
blood cholesterol levels and increase the risk of heart disease.

13. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Harvard T.H. Chan, School of Public Health. The nutrition source.
Obetenido de https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/types-
of-fat/