Fat serves as the storage substance for the body's extra calories. Fats are also an important energy source. When the body has used up the calories from carbohydrate , which occurs after the first 20 minutes of exercise , it begins to depend on the calories from fat. Healthy skin and hair are maintained by fat. Animal sources include meat, poultry, and whole-milk dairy products such as cheese, milk, ice cream, cream, butter, and lard.
Unsaturated fat is a type of fat that is usually liquid at refrigerator temperature.
Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat are two kinds of unsaturated fat. It is a slightly unsaturated fat. Polyunsaturated fat is highly unsaturated fat that is found in large amounts in foods from plants, including safflower, sunflower, corn, and soybean oil. Seafood is lower in saturated fat than meat. The information provided herein should not be used for diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition.