saturated fat vs. monounsaturated

lrfmom
lrfmom Posts: 5 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Why would Myfitnesspal have goals of 40g of saturated fat for a day and 0 for monounsaturated? This makes. Ot sense whatsoever. We should avoid saturated fats.

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    The saturated fat number is a Do Not Exceed goal. I know it's confusing, as it looks exactly the same as fiber, which is a target goal.
  • lrfmom
    lrfmom Posts: 5 Member
    So why are poly and unsaturated zeros? Is it suggesting be avoid it? I am primarily a vegetarian with some chicken and fish so most of my fat is poly and un.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    lrfmom wrote: »
    So why are poly and unsaturated zeros? Is it suggesting be avoid it? I am primarily a vegetarian with some chicken and fish so most of my fat is poly and un.

    there is no USDA standard for unsaturated fats (which is why MFP has them as 0 ) but they are very good for you. Foods high in them can help improve total cholesterol, increase HDL and lower LDL.
  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    lrfmom wrote: »
    Why would Myfitnesspal have goals of 40g of saturated fat for a day and 0 for monounsaturated? This makes. Ot sense whatsoever. We should avoid saturated fats.

    Although the individual goals of Poly Fat and Mono Fat are undefined and should be labeled as not applicable (N/A), the sum of the goals of Poly Fat and Mono Fat is defined and equals the goal of Total Fat minus the goal of Saturated Fat, given the goal of Trans Fat is zero.

    Goal (Poly + Mono + Trans + Saturated) = Goal (Total Fat)
    ...rearranging...
    Goal (Poly + Mono) = Goal (Total Fat - Saturated - Trans)
    ...since Goal (Trans) = 0
    Goal (Poly + Mono) = Goal (Total Fat - Saturated)

    Just plug your daily goals for Total Fat and Saturated into the above equation to find your daily goal of Poly Fat plus Mono Fat.

    Please see this post for additional information on the reporting of the issue with MFP incorrectly changing the goals of Poly Fat and Mono Fat from N/A to zero (0). This issue seems to be fixed on the iOS app, but it still is an issue on the Web version and the Android app.

    community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10163604/poly-monounsaturated-fats#latest
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    No, you NEED some saturated fats. You re still living in the 70's. ;)
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