Understanding Nutrition (MindTap Course List)
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To explain: The relation between dietary fats and heart health.
Introduction: Some fats will help to promote good health. Fat is essential for the health because it supports a number of body functions. Dietary fats are the fat that is found in food from the plants and animals.
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To explain: The way in which diverse diets can have similar health outcomes.
Introduction: Diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism. A healthy diet helps to maintain or improve the overall health of the body. Different types of diets are there and they provide the body with essential nutrition.
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