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"good" fats vs "bad" fats

rsleighty
rsleighty Posts: 214 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Why is the recommended amount of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats listed at 0 when I look at the nutrition for my diary entries, but the saturated fat amount is not 0. I thought saturated fats were supposed to be bad and mono/polyunsaturated fats were good, or at least less bad.

Just curiosity really. I eat a fairly good mix of the above. I just wondered what the reasoning was.

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated are listed as 0 because there is no limit recommended for them. They're just there so you can track them.

    The saturated fat is based on the highest recommended.
  • rsleighty
    rsleighty Posts: 214 Member
    Thanks for the clarification.
  • Lourdesong
    Lourdesong Posts: 1,492 Member
    You can change the default limits in your goals if you don't like seeing healthy fat consumption in the red.
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