A 17-year-old female has announced to her family physician a desire to wholly eliminate fats from her diet. Which of the following aspects of the role of fats would underlie the physician's response to the client?

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Far from being a completely undesirable component of the diet, dietary fats provide energy, function as carriers for the fat-soluble vitamins, serve as precursors of prostaglandins, and are a source of fatty acids. Low-fat diets tend to lower levels of HDL, which is a desirable form of cholesterol. Nitrogen balance is associated with protein, not fat, intake, and ketosis results from low-carbohydrate intake.

A 17-Year-Old Female Has Announced to Her Family Physician a Desire