For fat and saturated fat, choose foods with a low percent of daily value. Daily values are listed for people who eat between two thousand and two thousand five hundred calories each day. Most people need to cut down on their fat intake because too much fat may contribute to heart disease and cancer. Try to limit your calories from fat. For a healthy heart, choose foods with a big difference between the total number of calories and the number of calories from fat. Saturated fat is part of the total fat in food. It is listed separately on the new food labels because it plays a major role in raising blood cholesterol and your risk of heart disease. It is recommended that you eat less saturated fat. For more information on fat in your diet, contact a health care professional.
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