Dietary fats INTRODUCTION In this section, you will get an insight of: The effects of different types of dietary fats on blood cholesterol; How to

Saturated fatty acids (SFA) SFA represent the major type of fats in the diet in most countries2. Specifically, SFA have the strongest impact on blood

Unsaturated fatty acids Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) Replacing SFA with MUFA improves the blood lipid profile and does not affect HDL-cholesterol levels6 (See Table 6).  

Moving towards a healthy dietary pattern: particular foods that should be included more often in the diet Dietary management of CVD risk is a key

Dietary fats in a nutshell For CVD prevention, the type of dietary fat, but not the total amount of fat, predicts the effect on blood

References 1. EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products NaAN. Scientific Opinion on Dietary Reference Values for fats, including saturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty