She has written numerous articles on children's health and nutrition for parenting publications. The most plentiful lipids in our body and diet are the triglycerides. They are the body's most highly concentrated form of chemical energy. Triglycerides can be in the saturated, monounsaturated or polyunsaturated form. Saturated fats mostly occur in animal tissues and a few plant products, such as cocoa butter, palm oil, and coconut oil.
Monounsaturated fats are in olive oil and peanut oil.
Oils that contain polyunsaturated fats are corn oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil, cottonseed and sesame oil. To reduce dietary intake of saturated fats and cholesterol, eat less red meat such as beef, pork and lamb. Substitute fish, poultry or a vegetarian dish instead. To help lower triglycerides, and thus help lower your risk, make sure your diet provides no more than 30 percent of calories from fat, and that you eat no more than 300 mg. of cholesterol each day. When you eat fats of any kind, your liver will process them.