Are Poly and Mono Unsaturated Fats Good for you.

PattiCameron4154
PattiCameron4154 Posts: 2 Member
in Food and Nutrition

Question to the group. My nutritional section of my app suggests my goal for Poly and Mono Unsaturated Fats be zero. I always understood that they were heart healthy.

Would welcome a discussion of why this goal would be set to zero.

Thanks

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  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,176 Member

    Goals in MFP are based on RDA recommendations and the like, which don't exist for PUFAs and MUFAs. I shoot for 50 grams of fat overall as a minimum from a variety of sources, including PUFA rich sources, since the essential fatty acids are PUFAs. I find that MFP database entries frequently don't have MUFA and PUFA breakdowns. Don't worry about the zero default goals.

  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 36,713 Member

    What Lynn said. Also, if you want a non-zero goal, you can set your goal to any value you find helpful . . . as you can do with any of the other nutrient goals or calories, too.

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