Amount, types of fat we eat affect health, risk of disease

Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 11:00 in Health & Medicine

Healthy adults should consume between 20 percent and 35 percent of their calories from dietary fat, increase their consumption of omega-3 fatty acids, and limit their intake of saturated and trans fats, according to an updated position paper from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

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