Melvin is a 68-year-old man who has high cholesterol. He asks the nurse if he needs to limit all fat in his diet in order to lower his cholesterol. What is the nurse's best response?
A. "You should limit the amount of monounsaturated fats."
B. "You should limit the amount of unsaturated fatty acids."
C. "You should limit the amount of saturated fats."
D. "Your cholesterol shouldn't be influenced by your diet."
C
A monounsaturated fatty acid is able to take up another hydrogen atom, and a polyunsaturated fatty acid is able to take up many more hydrogen atoms and become hydrogenated or saturated fat. Ingestion of saturated fatty acids appears to increase blood cholesterol levels. Ingestion of unsaturated fatty acids has a minimal effect on blood cholesterol. Monounsaturated fatty acids appear to lower blood cholesterol levels
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