A patient needs nutritional counseling after a myocardial infarction to assist in reducing cholesterol level.The nurse would recommend that the patient should eat foods that are high in which type of fat?

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Most vegetable fats have higher amounts of unsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids,which have a minimal effect on blood cholesterol.Animal fats are high in saturated fatty acids,which increase blood cholesterol.Approximately 98% of all lipids in food and 90% of all lipids in the human body are in the form of triglycerides,which have been linked to cardiovascular disease.Trans fatty acids are created when vegetable oils are hydrogenated in food processing; they raise "bad" cholesterol while lowering "good" cholesterol.

A Patient Needs Nutritional Counseling After a Myocardial Infarction to Assist