Fat is essential to maintain good health but the wrong type and too much can have the opposite effect, and in a major way.

It is well recognised that poor or too much fat contributes to increased obesity and many diseases and conditions.

There has been much made about saturated fat and now the big baddie is Trans fat.

Well what are these and what do they mean to my health and diet? I came across a nice article from Food Standards Australia New Zealand that explains what the different fat types are.

http://www.facebook.com/notes/food-standards-australia-new-zealand-fsanz/know-your-fats-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly/217905911584956