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Can you please give me a technical description of saturated fat, how can i reduce it in my diet, and what foods are best to do so?
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Meat: Saturated fat is the kind of fat one enounters when eating animal products. You can avoid it by eating a vegetarian diet.
Answered 8/11/2014
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