Nutrition Labels: How do I Read Them?

A heart-healthy diet is recommended to reduce your unhealthy blood cholesterol levels, manage high blood pressure and lower your risk for heart disease. Click here for tips, food recommendations and a sample daily menu.

Understanding a nutrition label:

How much saturated fat is in oils and animal fats:

Confused about fats and oils? Here’s a handy guide.

All fats are a mix of saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids (though people usually categorize each by the fatty acid that predominates). Odds are, you get mostly soybean oil in prepared foods (like salad dressings, mayonnaise, and margarine) and restaurant foods. So you’ll probably end up with a good mix of unsaturated fats if you use canola oil and olive oil (when you want its flavor) for cooking.

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