Q. Dietary Fats required for dyslipidemia?

Dietary Fats: There is a consistent support for the hypothesis that both the quantity and quality of fat are directly associated with the elevation of most blood lipids particularly LDL c. It has largely been observed that high intake of fat particularly saturated fat results in elevation of serum total cholesterol particularly LDL c. The foods that we consume contain cholesterol, saturated, monosaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. They may be invisible like fats present in various foods or visible like fats used in cooking etc. Let us learn about each of these in detail, we will begin with dietary cholesterol.