Bob is committed to losing weight but knows little about nutrition. He has heard his friends discussing types of fat, such as saturated and unsaturated, but has no idea what the terms mean or how they relate to his health and diet. He also has read that the most important improvement a person can make in his or her diet is to eat less cholesterol. Let's answer these questions and help Bob
understand this topic better. To lose weight, Bob knows he needs to take in fewer calories. Which of the following is correct regarding lipids and body weight?
a. Saturated fats have more calories per gram than unsaturated fats.
b. When saturated fat is heated and melts, it loses calories.
c. When excess monounsaturated fat is eaten it is stored as fat around the waist only.
d. Both saturated and unsaturated fats have 9 calories per gram.
d
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