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Article: Are you SAT FAT savvy? With three slices of toast and butter taking you to your daily limit, here we separate the facts from fiction about saturated fat...(Sport)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- April 28, 2009
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Byline: ANGELA EPSTEIN
WE ALL know the health risks of a high-fat diet but one type of fat is causing increasing concern among health professionals -- saturated fat. According to the health officials, 80 per cent of people are eating far more than the recommended 20g per day for women and 30g per day for men.
That means a woman can consume her entire daily intake in one croissant (20g of saturated fat). There are about 30g of saturated fat in three slices of buttered toast, or four pork sausages, eight ounces of cashew nuts or a third of a roasted chicken.
Saturated fat occurs naturally in dairy produce and red meat, and is found in high ...