How many grams of fat do you need per day? What's the difference between Sat. and Trans. fat?

Question

I've heard you require at least some consumption of fat to maintain you weight.
What's the lowest you can go? Please list for saturated fats too.

What'sm the difference between trans and saturated fat? Which is more unhealthy?

Answer 1

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Saturated fat is fat that consists of triglycerides containing only saturated fatty acids. Fat that occurs naturally in living matter such as animals and plants is used as food for human consumption and contains a varying proportion of saturated and unsaturated fat. Foods that contain a high proportion of saturated fat are butter, ghee, suet, tallow, lard, coconut oil, cottonseed oil and palm kernel oil, dairy products (especially cream and cheese), meat as well as some prepared foods.

Trans fats occur naturally in small quantities in meat and dairy products from ruminants. Most trans fats consumed today, however, are industrially created through partial hydrogenation of plant oils and animal fats. Unlike other fats, trans fats are neither required nor beneficial for health. Eating trans fat increases the risk of coronary heart disease.

Answer 2

The requirement for fat is extremely low. Saturated fats contain no unsaturated fatty acids. Unsaturated fats contain fatty acids that have double bonds and depending on the level of double bonds may be liquid at room temperature. Coconut oil is an example of a saturated fat, and any vegetable oil is example of an unsaturated oil. A double bond is a reference to a chemical state where unsaturation exists. A double bond indicates that the molecule can accept another hydrogen atom. A double bond exists in two forms or isomers, cis and trans. In the cis form, the unsaturation exists on the same side of the molecule, whereas in the trans isomer, the unsaturation is on opposite sides of the molecule. The cis form is the form that occurs when the hydrogenation (addition of hydrogen) occurs naturally. Chemical hydrogenation produces a mixture of both cis and trans isomers. The trans form of a fatty acid is metabolized at a much slower rate than the cis form.
The body temperature is around 98 degrees, and if the melting point of a substance that is digested is much higher than 100 degrees it will not be digested. Trans fats have higher melting points than the cis form. From almost every viewpont trans fats are more unhealthy than the cis counterparts.

Answer 3

Well, they body usually needs at least 30 grams of fat per day....You don't want to go under this if you're dieting. Based on a 2,000/day calorie diet, a person should consume around 65 grams of fat per day. Trans fats, once consumed, can mimic saturated fat in the body. They are both bad.