Poly, mono unsaturated fat and trans fat

chrisnichols634
chrisnichols634 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 28 in Health and Weight Loss
I was just wondering why are these fats 0 on nutritional part of the diary as I thought these were good fats. Can anybody help me to if I should adjust my nutritional needs and increase those fats and roughly to how much.
Thank you

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  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    Poly and mono you want--they're the good fats. Like the fats in olive oil and canola oil. Trans fat, you want to avoid. In the ingredients it's partially hydrogenated oil of some kind. It can both raise your LDL and lower your HDL.

    You can't go by the labels for trans fats as labeling requirements allow foods with less than .5 grams of trans fats per serving to be labeled as "0" grams per serving. Trans fats are only found in processed foods. You need to read the ingredients to know if they're present in your food.

    Saturated fats are animal fats, like those found in red meat and cheese. Most dietary guidelines recommend you limit the intake of saturated fats.

    Welcome to MFP! :smiley:
  • chrisnichols634
    chrisnichols634 Posts: 3 Member
    I had noticed the poly and mono present when using olive oil. Just concerned that there wasn't a limit on nutritional guide on this app but as there's no limit on those 2 i won't worry to much about it.
    I'll just look at the intake and keep an eye on it so I don't go over board on the fat. Thank you
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    0 = "no target" not 0 = don't eat this is you can avoid it.

    Trans fat is the exception - avoid that where possible.
  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    edited January 2016
    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
  • chrisnichols634
    chrisnichols634 Posts: 3 Member
    That makes everything a lot clearer to sort out. I'll adjust them so I don't see a minus every time I eat the poly or mono then. Thank you
  • mccoyt85
    mccoyt85 Posts: 9 Member
    I have the iOS version and Android app. While iOS does not show zero it still shows a negative number in red. I'm new here and it completely freaked me out when I put in my first breakfast and was already in the red. Thanks for the info.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,093 Member
    edited January 2016
    CyberTone wrote: »
    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)

    @CybterTone, not that it really matters, given that Goal(Trans) = 0, but since trans fats are unsaturated fats, doesn't this equation double count trans fats? By definition, a fat must be either saturated or unsaturated, right*?
    Psychgrrl wrote: »
    Trans fats are only found in processed foods. You need to read the ingredients to know if they're present in your food.

    That's not strictly true. There can be small amounts of naturally occurring trans fats in animal products. There appears to be doubt that naturally occurring trans fats are a health concern.


    *Edited to fix temporary logical breakdown :smile:
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