What Is fats

According to the nutrition facts, the fats are defined as the  most essential part of the diet and it plays an important role in maintaining the healthy life.

Fats and cholesterol tend to be the most focused terms of the public and health enthusiasts. There is a valid reason behind this. Fat happens to be the most concentrated source of energy in the diet that provides about 8 to 9 calories per gram while on other hand carbohydrates and proteins have only four calories per gram. Fat is known to have three elements which include carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. But, it has more amounts of carbon and hydrogen compared to oxygen, hence leading to nine calories per gram. Fats are the source of energy in food, belong to a group of elements called lipids and they are all combinations of saturated and unsaturated fats.